Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 17, Vestas has installed the first nacelles produced at its new manufacturing facility in Szczecin, Poland, for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The company confirmed that the first three V236-15 MW turbines, equipped with nacelles from the Polish factory, are now in place at the site located 23 kilometres off the coast of the Choczewo municipality and are preparing for commissioning.

The facility in Szczecin is Vestas’ first of its kind in Poland, and the company is hiring more than 600 employees to support operations. Baltic Power, a joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power, is the first commercial client to install nacelles manufactured at this plant. In October, Vestas stated that it would suspend earlier plans to open another production site in Szczecin intended for wind turbine blade manufacturing.

Baltic Power noted that several components for the offshore wind farm were produced domestically. These include the topsides of offshore substations manufactured by Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic and ARP, onshore cables supplied by Tele-Fonika Kable, and selected transition piece elements provided by Smulders Polska. Construction of the onshore substation is being carried out by Enprom, while the operations and maintenance base in Łeba was built by Erbud.

According to Baltic Power, the estimated local content contribution over the lifetime of the project is expected to exceed 21 per cent. In addition to nacelles from the Szczecin plant, the project will also utilize components sourced from Vestas’ nacelle factory in Lindo, Denmark.

The installation of wind turbines began in July 2025. The installation campaign is led by an O-class jack-up vessel supplied by Cadeler, supported by a fleet of crew transfer vessels and service operations vessels working across the site.

Once completed, the Baltic Power offshore wind farm is expected to supply up to 4 TWh of electricity annually. The project is scheduled to become fully operational next year, marking a key milestone for Poland’s offshore wind sector and continuing progress toward expanding renewable energy capacity in the Baltic Sea region.