Poland's Baltic Power offshore wind farm has delivered electricity to the national grid for the first time, marking a breakthrough for the country's offshore wind sector. The project, jointly developed by Poland's ORLEN Group and Canada's Northland Power, is Poland's first offshore wind farm.

Currently, 54 of the project's 76 turbines have been installed, with the first turbine already generating power, and the project has entered a phased commissioning stage. In the coming weeks, more turbines will be gradually connected and tested, with the project's power generation capacity steadily increasing until it reaches the designed installed capacity of approximately 1.2 GW.

All 350 kilometers of inter-array and export cables have been laid, and both offshore substations and the onshore substation in Choczewo are in place. The maintenance base in Łeba was put into operation last year and will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the wind farm for approximately the next 30 years. To date, the project has involved over 100 vessels and more than 5,300 crew members and contractors.

Ireneusz Fąfara, CEO of ORLEN Group, stated: "ORLEN is implementing the largest investment plan in the history of Poland's energy sector, with total expenditure expected to reach 380 billion PLN. Offshore operations began earlier this year, and the first batch of electricity has been delivered to the grid. Baltic Power will operate for decades, and in addition to generating electricity and strengthening energy security, it will also drive the development of new sectors in Poland's economy."

The Baltic Power offshore wind farm is located approximately 23 kilometers off the coast near Choczewo and Łeba, covering an area of 130 square kilometers. It is expected to generate approximately 4 TWh of electricity annually, meeting the electricity needs of over 1.5 million households, equivalent to 3% of Poland's current electricity consumption, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 2.8 million tons per year. The project uses Vestas 15 MW turbines, and the first turbines equipped with locally produced nacelles from Poland were installed in November 2025.