📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of 1,045.5 MW Baltica 3 Offshore Wind Farm within an area controlled by Elektrownia Wiatrowa located approx. 25-30km from the coastal city of Leba.
Description:
To meet the requirements, PGE’s partner should have appropriate experience in implementing this type of investment on the European market, be able to support this project in their technical aspects and in contractor management and to share know-how in this area with PGE. Offshore wind farm constitute one of PGE Group’s strategic development options after 2020. The undertaking is currently at the stage where the requisite environmental permits are being secured, wind conditions are being surveyed and works on power off-take and other technical activities are under-way. Preparations for preliminary geological surveys are also in progress.
PGE expects to receive a positive decision on environmental conditions for the wind farm in 2019. According to the schedule, electricity from PGE Group’s first offshore wind farm might start flowing around 2025, while commercial operation might begin in 2026. The offshore wind farm construction programme is in line with Poland’s Energy Policy 2040, recently sent out for consultations, which names offshore as one of the key tools for achieving renewables targets. This offshore project will have a positive impact on the entire Polish economy, creating new jobs and developing industries (including ship building and steel). The wind energy major will develop and build the 1,045.5 MW Baltica 3 project with Polish state-owned power company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA through a 50/50 joint venture (JV), which received the green light from the Polish regulator in March 2021.
Previous Events:
April 2021- Ørsted, PGE secure contract-for-difference (CfD) for Baltica 3 offshore wind project in Poland.
December 2018-
PGE Group invited partners to build wind farms in Baltic Sea.
