The Baltic Power offshore wind farm has delivered its first electricity to Poland's national power grid, marking the start of the project's phased commissioning process. The first wind turbine has begun generating electricity, with additional turbines scheduled to enter service over the coming weeks as commissioning and testing continue. Power generated during this phase will be fed into the national grid.
Construction of the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm is expected to be completed this autumn. Testing is continuing across the project's infrastructure, including the wind turbines, offshore substations, onshore substation and control systems.
To date, 54 of the project's 76 wind turbines have been installed. All 350 kilometres of inter-array and export cables have been laid, both offshore substations are in place, and the onshore substation in the municipality of Choczewo has been completed.
Once fully operational, Baltic Power will comprise 76 wind turbines rated at 15 MW each, with a combined capacity of approximately 1.2 GW. The wind farm is expected to generate around 4 TWh of electricity annually, equivalent to about 3% of Poland's current electricity demand.
