Polenergia and Equinor Opt for Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

Business & Finance

February 16, 2024, by Adnan Memija

Equinor and Polenergia have selected Siemens Gamesa as their wind turbine supplier for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms located in the Polish Baltic Sea.

The two energy companies have signed final contracts for the production, delivery and service of 100 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines.

The contracts with Siemens Gamesa are for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of 100 offshore wind turbines, as well as their maintenance and warranty service.

“With the final agreement signed with the turbine supplier for our Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III projects, we can move to the next stage of their development. The Bałtyk II and III wind farms will be among the first offshore wind farms in Poland. Their commissioning – scheduled for 2027 – will significantly strengthen our energy security, providing stable renewable energy for decades,” said Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk, Country Manager of Equinor in Poland

The agreement marks a final step following the reservation agreement signed by the two parties for the supply of the turbines in February 2022.

With a total capacity of 1,440 MW, the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms will be located in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, approximately 37 and 22 kilometres from the coastline near Ustka and Łeba.

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Recently, the Regional Director of Environmental Protection in Gdansk issued a decision on the environmental conditions for the connection infrastructure of the Polish offshore wind projects.

This allowed Polenergia and Equinor to continue the project and start working on the building permits.

“As early as 2027, clean renewable energy from Equinor’s and Polenergia’s Baltic projects is expected to power the national power grid. We are looking forward to that moment. The agreement with the supplier of offshore turbines brings us much closer to it,” said Michał Michalski, CEO of Polenergia.

In the second phase of the development of the Polish offshore wind sector, Equinor and Polenergia are also implementing the Bałtyk I project. An offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 1,560 MW will be located approximately 80 km from the coast near Łeba.

All three Bałtyk wind farms will have a total capacity of up to 3 GW, providing green energy to over four million households, according to the developers.