en.Wedoany.com Reported - Baltic Power (a joint venture between ORLEN and Northland Power) has completed the installation of the 50th out of 76 wind turbines in the construction of Poland's first offshore wind farm. The project is expected to complete all installation work in the second half of 2026, with mandatory power and infrastructure testing phases set to begin in the coming weeks.
As the final turbines are installed and submarine cable laying progresses, the site will enter a large-scale testing and commissioning phase, integrating and energizing offshore and onshore infrastructure to achieve the first trial power transmission to the national grid. Maciej Stryjecki, CEO of Baltic Power, stated that such work is unprecedented in Poland.
The project is one of the first two globally to install Vestas 15 MW wind turbines, the largest model supplied by a European manufacturer. Each turbine, including its foundation, exceeds 250 meters in height, and the swept area of the 115.5-meter blades is larger than six football fields. Baltic Power is also the first project to use recycled steel in the top sections of multiple towers, reducing its carbon footprint by approximately 10%; several nacelles are manufactured locally in Szczecin, Poland. Installation work is carried out by Cadeler using a jack-up platform vessel, supported by a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV).
Project construction progress has exceeded 80%. All 78 foundations and transition pieces are in place; two offshore substations and the onshore substation, along with grid connection facilities, are ready for commissioning; submarine cable laying is underway. The service base is already operational, and the first operations and maintenance phase contracts have been signed. Jens Poulsen, Project Director and Board Member, stated that before the wind farm becomes part of the national power system, the highest safety and reliability of its infrastructure must be ensured.
The wind farm has an installed capacity of approximately 1.2 GW and, once completed, can generate up to 4 TWh of electricity annually, accounting for about 3% of Poland's current electricity demand. Located approximately 23 kilometers off the coast near Choczewo and Łeba, the wind farm covers an area of 130 square kilometers.
