Consultations on Pomerania's 2035 strategy begin. Power surplus, ports and a KGHM mine near Puck

The Pomeranian regional government has opened consultations on the draft Development Strategy of the Pomeranian Voivodeship 2035, the region's fifth such strategy. The document was presented at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk before local government leaders, ministers and the heads of the country's largest energy companies, including Energa, KGHM and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe. Its main directions are Pomerania's position as a logistics, maritime and industrial hub, its role as leader of the energy transition, and investment in people and skills for strategic sectors. Consultations run until 8 January 2027, and the regional assembly is expected to adopt the strategy in July 2027.

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14 september 2026   |   19:56   |   Source: Gazeta Morska   |   Prepared by: Kamil Kusier   |   Print

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For the maritime economy the key statement is that by 2035 the region is to become an area of power surplus. Marshal Mieczysław Struk explained that this follows from the region's reorientation towards large installations: offshore wind farms, the nuclear power plant and energy storage, with access to clean energy intended as a competitive advantage for Pomeranian industry. Mieczysław Struk also pointed to subsea power interconnections, the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia and the transport corridors leading to them as infrastructure of national importance.

A new strategy after five years

The current strategy has been in force since 2021, but the regional authorities argue that reality has changed enough since then to require a new document. The reasons cited include the pandemic, the full-scale war in Ukraine, social polarisation, the rise of artificial intelligence, migration crises, an ageing population, climate change, the energy transition and growing global competition.

The regional government stresses that Pomerania's importance now goes beyond the region itself. A significant share of aid for Ukraine passes through Pomeranian ports, and investments on the Baltic coast feed directly into the country's energy and economic security. Mieczysław Struk argued that since the region contributes ever more to national development and security, it should occupy a proportionately priority place in the government's development policy. Alongside competitiveness and quality of life, the document is to give more weight than before to security, regional resilience and the ability to respond to crises.

Demographics, housing and services close to home

The strategy's second pillar concerns people. An ageing population, low birth rates and a shrinking working-age group will affect both the economy and public services. The strategy therefore provides for preventive healthcare, early diagnostics, rehabilitation and services delivered close to where people live, together with better access to housing and childcare, so that the region attracts young people and new residents, including those with a migration background.

Mieczysław Struk noted that the market alone will not solve social problems, population ageing or the development gap between the metropolitan area and the rest of the region. That matters for the coastal and Kashubian districts where the largest energy investments are being located and where both skilled workers and housing are in short supply.

A giant building site and 89 billion zloty from the EU

Jacek Karnowski, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, described Pomerania as a giant building site in rail, ports and roads. Jacek Karnowski singled out railway line 201 and the Red Road to the port of Gdynia, and recalled that the region has so far received 89 billion zloty of EU funding through central and regional programmes.

KGHM to design a polyhalite mine near Puck

The most concrete announcement of the day came from Remigiusz Paszkiewicz, President of KGHM Polska Miedź, who said the company is moving to the design stage of a polyhalite mine near Puck. The deposit has been surveyed and its resources are estimated at up to 300 million tonnes. Polyhalite is a natural mineral used in fertiliser production that requires no complex processing, which is why Remigiusz Paszkiewicz linked the project to food security and described it as strategic for Pomerania, Poland and Europe. The mine would start operating in a little over a decade.

For the Puck district this means another industrial investment of national scale, alongside the nuclear power plant in Choczewo and the offshore wind supply base, and for the ports a potential new flow of bulk cargo.

Nine regional conferences

The draft strategy will be presented at regional conferences on 23 September in Malbork, 2 October in Chojnice, 7 October in Bytów, 21 October in Lębork, 28 October in Kwidzyn, 4 November in Słupsk, 18 November in Starogard Gdański, 25 November in Kościerzyna and 4 December in Gdynia, where the meeting will be held at the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park. Registration is to open at a later date.

After the consultations a revised draft will be prepared and subjected to a strategic environmental assessment. Documents and consultation details are published by the Department of Regional and Spatial Development of the Marshal's Office at strategia.pomorskie.eu.

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