Poland has activated its first offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk calling it central to national energy security. The Baltic Power installation, 23 km off the Pomeranian coast, currently runs 54 turbines and is planned to expand to 76 turbines and 1.2 GW capacity. Owned by Orlen and Northland Power and estimated to cost €4.7 billion ($5.3 billion), the farm is expected to power about 1.5 million households and help reduce dependence on coal.
Poland Activates Baltic Power: First Offshore Wind Farm Begins Supplying Electricity
FILE PHOTO - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured), at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. (is associated with: «Poland's first Baltic wind farm begins generating power») Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
Poland has brought its first offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea into operation, a milestone Prime Minister Donald Tusk described as a key element of the country’s energy security.
Baltic Power delivers electricity ashore at Choczewo on the Pomeranian coast, north of Gdańsk. The installation sits about 23 kilometres offshore and is already producing power from its first phase.
Project Details
The wind farm currently operates 54 turbines and is planned to expand to 76 turbines, reaching a total capacity of 1.2 gigawatts when complete. That output is expected to supply roughly 1.5 million households — comparable to the generation of the Belchatów lignite-fired power station, currently Poland’s largest thermal plant.
Ownership, Cost and Strategic Role
The project is owned by state-controlled energy group Orlen in partnership with Canadian developer Northland Power. Polish media estimate the total investment at about €4.7 billion (roughly $5.3 billion).
Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the Baltic Power project a key element of Poland's energy security.
Authorities say the wind farm is a central part of Poland’s strategy to reduce dependence on coal, expand renewable generation and advance plans for the country’s first nuclear power station.
Outlook
As the wind farm expands toward its full planned capacity, it will contribute significantly to Poland’s energy transition by adding large-scale, domestically generated renewable electricity to the grid.
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