Ørsted and PGE are moving ahead with full-scale offshore construction activities on the Baltica 2 project. The first foundations have been successfully installed in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. With this project, Ørsted and PGE are building Poland’s largest offshore wind farm of 1.5 GW – enough to power 2.5 million Polish households.
During the installation campaign, which is being carried out by Van Oord, 111 monopiles will be installed: 107 as foundations for wind turbines and 4 for the offshore substations. The installation process will continue until Q4 2026.
The monopiles for Baltica 2 are about 100 meters long, with diameters of more than 10 meters, and weigh 1,500 tonnes on average. Once installed offshore, these structures are designed to support wind turbines for up to 30 years in harsh marine conditions. Each monopile has a unique geometry tailored to its specific location.
The Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm will be built, owned, and operated in a 50/50 partnership between Ørsted and Poland’s largest energy company, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. The wind farm, which will be located approximately 40 km off the Polish coast near Ustka, is expected to be fully commissioned in 2027.
Baltica 2 has a 25-year inflation-protected contract for difference (CfD) in place with the Polish state. The wind farm has obtained all permits and has signed a grid connection contract with the Polish transmission system operator, PSE.
Rasmus Errboe, CEO of Ørsted, said: “We’re pleased to mark the start of offshore construction with the first monopile installations on Baltica 2. Poland and Europe need offshore wind to strengthen their energy security. Building a secure, resilient, and sustainable Europe is more important than ever. I wish to thank the Polish government for its support, and I want to thank our partner, PGE, for working with us to reach this point. Together, we’re writing a new chapter in the history of the Polish energy sector, and we’re setting up an industry that will bring jobs and industrial development to Poland for decades to come.”
