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Bałtyk 2 & Bałtyk 3 offshore wind

Poland's largest sanctioned offshore wind build (PLN ~27 bn) is mid-installation: substation topsides, cables and 100 turbines still go in during 2026–2027.

Offshore wind · Poland (Europe) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.

Size
2 x 720 MW; 100 monopile foundations; first power 2027, COD 2028
Operator / developer
Equinor / Polenergia (joint venture)
Phase, as reported
installation (all 100 foundations and 2 substation jackets in place by August 2026; export cables being installed and brought ashore; substation topsides from winter 2026/27, turbines 2027)
Checked on
2026-10-08

Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked

  1. FID
  2. Engineering
  3. Fabrication
  4. Construction
  5. Installation
  6. Commissioning

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • Equinor — co-developer/owner
  • Polenergia — co-developer/owner
  • Heerema Marine Contractors — transport and installation of 100 monopiles, 100 transition pieces and two offshore substation jackets (SSCV Thialf; campaign completed Sept 2026); returns to install substation topsides (Bałtyk 2 winter 2026/27, Bałtyk 3 summer 2027)
  • Siemens Gamesa — turbine supplier — 100 x 14.4 MW (per offshoreWIND.biz)
  • Sif / Smulders — monopiles and transition pieces supply (per offshoreWIND.biz)
  • Iemants (Smulders) — design and construction of the offshore substations (per offshoreWIND.biz)

Key dates as stated by the sources

FID
2025-05-19
Foundation campaign complete
August 2026 (announced 3 September 2026)
Turbine installation
2027
First power
2027
Full commercial operation
2028

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • offshore installation/T&I engineers
  • WTG installation and commissioning technicians
  • cable installation engineers
  • HV substation commissioning
  • marine coordination and HSE

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

On the Radar news about this project, each linked to its source

  1. 7 October 2026All turbines installed at Poland's Baltic Power wind farm

Sources checked on 2026-10-08

  1. All Foundations In Place at Bałtyk 2 & 3offshoreWIND.biz · published 2026-09-03 · retrieved 2026-09-22
  2. Equinor and Polenergia with contracts for transportation and installation of offshore wind farm foundations for Bałtyk 2 and 3Polenergia (company newsroom) · published 2024-07-03 · retrieved 2026-09-22
  3. Equinor and Polenergia take Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projectsPolenergia (company newsroom) · published 2025-05-19 · retrieved 2026-09-22
  4. Progress of workBałtyk 2 & 3 project site (Equinor/Polenergia) · published 2026-08 · retrieved 2026-10-08

Position on our globe: 54.85°N 17.00°E. Location approximate: Polish EEZ, Baltic Sea; Bałtyk 2 ~37 km and Bałtyk 3 ~22 km offshore near Ustka/Łeba; landfall near Ustka, O&M base in Łeba.

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