Equinor and Polenergia have secured a final environmental decision from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk for the Bałtyk 1 in the Baltic Sea.
This could be Poland’s largest offshore wind development to date.
Currently, Bałtyk 1 is being prepared for Poland’s 2025 offshore auction, with both companies pledging to engage with domestic contractors for project execution.
Analysis has started on the potential involvement of the local supply chain for the project, which has a planned capacity of up to 1,560 MW in a location 81 km offshore.
Power generated would be transmitted to a connection point at the Krzemienica substation, currently under development by the Polish Transmission System Operator (PSE).
Prior to the environmental decision, detailed studies were conducted to collect data for the environmental impact assessment report. These included modeling the impact of underwater noise during monopile foundation installations and assessing the risks of birds colliding with wind turbines during operation.
Polenergia and Equinor are jointly developing three offshore wind projects (Bałtyk 1, 2 and 3), with a combined projected capacity of up to 3 GW.
First power from Bałtyk 2 and 3 is due to be transmitted in 2027.
