Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Wind Farms Enter Construction Phase

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Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland have entered the construction phase, with work on the onshore infrastructure now underway.

After the final investment decisions were made in May this year, Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms have entered the implementation phase.

Almost 200 people took part in the ceremony organised on 26 June in Warsaw, celebrating the key decisions starting construction works on the onshore power infrastructure.

Two onshore substations are being built in Pęplino near Ustka. Hitachi Energy is responsible for the work, and a significant part of the advanced equipment for the station will be manufactured in its facilities in Łódź. The Polish company Erbud is also a key subcontractor for construction works.

At the same time, the construction of routes for power cables is underway, with the onshore connection corridor spanning a total of approximately 14 kilometres.

Enprom and Tele-Fonika were selected for the delivery of the cables and the preparation of special cable routes.

Closer to the sea, near Ustka, drilling work is being carried out using horizontal directional drilling technology, which allows cables to be laid underground without the need for an open trench. The contractor for this part of the investment is Hanab, and the Polish company ZRB Janicki is responsible for the project.