Energa renames Gdańsk gas plant company as foundations for 6,000-tonne turbine and boiler are laid

Gdańsk on Poland's energy security map

Energa says the new name, Energa Elektrownia Gdańsk sp. z o.o., underlines the importance of the gas-fired unit both for the group's diversified business model and for the region. The plant will be the first large-scale generating source near Gdańsk, giving Pomerania a unit that stabilises the national power system and strengthens security of supply across Poland. For a region whose energy landscape is increasingly shaped by offshore wind, a flexible gas plant close to the coast adds a dispatchable source alongside the growing share of renewables.

- Modern Polish energy is increasingly consolidating in the north of the country, and Gdańsk already holds a key place in Poland's ongoing energy transition. Alongside the distribution networks being expanded and modernised, as well as existing and planned renewable sources in the region, the investment delivered by Energa Elektrownia Gdańsk will be another contribution by the Energa Group to strengthening the country's energy security and the economic strength of Pomerania - said Magdalena Kamińska, President of the Management Board of Energa SA.

Foundations done, HRSG modules on the way

On site, the foundation slabs for the plant's two key pieces of equipment, the turbine set and the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), are complete. Foundations for other structures are under way and installation of cooling water pipelines has begun. Manufacturing of the main equipment is on schedule: 18 HRSG tube modules will be delivered to the site before the end of this year, with the turbine set components due in 2027. Supporting infrastructure is also taking shape, including the 400 kV grid connection, the gas connection and the main access road from Benzynowa Street.

The Gdańsk unit is one of four CCGT units Energa is building, with two in Grudziądz and one each in Gdańsk and Ostrołęka. Together they will have a net capacity of more than 2.4 GW and are expected to generate enough electricity for 5.5 million households a year. The gas plants are intended to secure capacity as demand grows and ageing coal units with lower efficiency and availability are gradually taken off the grid. CCGT units have roughly half the emission intensity of coal-fired plants and can be started, shut down and ramped quickly, a flexibility that makes them well suited to balancing a system with a rising share of wind and solar.