Baltic Power gains momentum - Orlen installs more offshore wind turbines in the Baltic Sea

The first Polish offshore wind farm, Baltic Power – a joint venture between Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power – now has five 15 MW turbines in operation. These are the largest units currently available in Europe, manufactured by Denmark’s Vestas, with a significant share of production carried out in Poland – including nacelles assembled in Szczecin.

Kamil Kusier executive editor 09.08.2025, 15:41 Reading time: 2 min

Jack up vessel with a crane installing a wind turbine offshore, aerial view — fot. ORLEN

In brief

Five turbines with a unit capacity of 15 MW, manufactured by the Danish company Vestas, with nacelles partly produced at the factory in Szczecin, are already operating at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The project is being carried out by ORLEN and the Canadian company Northland Power, and its target capacity of 1.2 GW will cover around 3 percent of national electricity demand and supply more than 1.5 million households. Foundation installation is close to the halfway mark, and installation of the offshore substations built at shipyards in Gdynia and Gdańsk will begin in the autumn. Baltic Power is scheduled to start operating in 2026.

A single day of operation of the five installed turbines can supply enough electricity to charge nearly 18,000 electric vehicles. Once fully operational, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of 1.2 GW, capable of meeting around 3% of Poland’s total electricity demand.

Advanced stage of offshore works

The offshore phase involves installing monopile foundations and transition pieces – a stage now nearing its halfway point. In the coming months, installation teams will begin laying inter-array and export cables, followed in autumn by the commissioning of offshore substations. The steel structures for these substations were produced in Gdynia and Gdańsk shipyards, underscoring the growing role of Polish industry in the offshore supply chain.

Baltic Power has already obtained Poland’s first project conformity certificates for both turbines and offshore substations, ensuring compliance with all relevant technical and regulatory standards.

Operational base in Łeba and onshore infrastructure

In May, the project inaugurated its operations and maintenance base in Łeba, which will support the wind farm for up to 30 years. The base also hosts the marine coordination centre. In parallel, onshore infrastructure works are progressing in Choczewo, including the construction of a substation that will connect Baltic Power to the national transmission grid.

Strong Polish supply chain participation

Baltic Power is committed to maximising local content across its 30-year life cycle. Key components – including nacelles, cables, steel structures for offshore substations and foundation elements – were manufactured in Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, the Tri-City area, Żary and Niemodlin. Polish companies are also providing geological surveys, engineering services and logistics.

A milestone for Poland’s offshore wind industry

Baltic Power is scheduled to go online in 2026, delivering renewable energy to over 1.5 million households. In parallel, Orlen Group is advancing additional offshore wind projects – including Baltic East (approx. 5.5 GW), the most advanced second-phase offshore development in Poland.

Offshore wind energy is a strategic pillar of Orlen’s long-term development, supporting the country’s sustainable energy transition while strengthening Poland’s shipbuilding, manufacturing and maritime logistics sectors.

Source: Gazeta Morska · Compiled by: Kamil Kusier