Tier one contracts finalised for Baltica 2 wind farm
Power Engineering International
Posted on: 31 October 2023
PGE Group and Ørsted have signed an agreement with Steelwind Nordenham for supply of foundations for Baltica 2.
PGE Group and Ørsted have signed an agreement for the supply of foundations for the Baltica 2 wind farm, marking the last contract relating to key components for the offshore part of the project.
The agreement was signed with monopile manufacturer Steelwind Nordenham. Steelwind will deliver 34 monopile foundations, with production starting in the second half of 2025.
Earlier PGE and Ørsted had signed a contract for 77 monopiles for turbines and offshore substations with Navantia and Windar strategic alliance.
Production of monopiles for Baltica 2, by Navantia and Windar, will begin in 2024.
The contract with Steelwind Nordenham is the last contract relating to key components for the offshore part of Baltica 2, closing the Tier 1 level of the investment.
The Baltica Offshore wind farm, which has a total capacity of 2.5GW, is due to be ready by the end of the decade according to PGE Group.
“We have already secured all key components for the offshore part of Baltica 2. The finalised tenders and signed agreements clearly show how advanced the project preparations are,” said Wojciech Dąbrowski, president of the management board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.
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“The bidding process for all key components for Baltica 2 took place in 2022 and early 2023, a time of unprecedented macroeconomic challenges due to the war in Ukraine, supply chain problems, high inflation, and rising interest rates. Despite these challenges, we were able to finalize all Tier 1 contracts in the offshore scope. This is a major success that would not have been possible without the cooperation of our business partners," said Agata Staniewska, managing director of Ørsted Offshore Poland.
The Baltica Offshore Wind Farm will contribute significantly to Poland’s green energy transition, delivering clean energy for nearly four million households in Poland.
