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Cadeler reserved for Baltic Power turbine installation

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 18/07/2022 PKN ORLEN

Developers of the
Baltic Power offshore wind farm have signed a reservation contract with Cadeler of Denmark for the transport and installation of some 70 turbines.

PKN ORLEN and Northland Power are jointly developing
Baltic Power with a total capacity of up to 1.2 GW. Construction is expected to commence in 2023 with commercial operations expected in 2026. Last year, Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office approved a Contract for Difference for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm which was priced PLN 319.60 per MWh for up to 25 years.
The signed reservation agreement with Cadeler guarantees the availability of a specialised vessel for turbine installation during the construction phase. The final agreement will be signed once Baltic Power has made a final investment decision.

With the selection of Cadeler, the developer will now select contractors to supply the turbines, foundations, internal and export cables, to construct offshore and onshore substations, and to provide farm maintenance services.

“Zero-carbon energy is the foundation of the ORLEN Group's long-term growth. We already have about 650 MW of installed renewable capacities, and we want to rapidly increase this share. We are well advanced in acquiring port locations and are establishing partnerships with proven suppliers. We believe that with the experience gained in connection with Baltic Power we will be able to effectively implement further offshore wind power projects,” said Daniel Obajtek, President of the PKN ORLEN Management Board.

“Execution of the contract is an important step in our procurement strategy, which assumes that all critical components and services necessary to complete the project on schedule should be secured by the end of this year. The vessel we have booked is one of approximately fifteen in the world capable of installing the latest generation of turbines,”
said Jarosław Broda, Member of the Baltic Power Management Board.

In June this year, Baltic Power completed a geotechnical survey, as the first wind farm developer in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. The measurements were carried out over the farm’s site, with an area of more than 130 km2, and along the over 30 km long power evacuation route. Several thousand metres of specialist boreholes were drilled at planned locations of the foundations of various infrastructure components. Depending on the location, the drillings were made up to a target depth of several dozen metres.

In addition to the up to 1.2 GW
Baltic Power project, which is now well advanced, the ORLEN Group has also applied for 11 licenses with a combined potential estimated at more than 10 GW. This capacity would be sufficient to meet 25% of Poland's electricity demand. The company is also analysing the possibility of executing similar projects in the Lithuanian and Latvian areas of the Baltic Sea.

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