Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna have started full-scale offshore construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, with the first monopile foundations successfully installed in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. The installation campaign is being carried out by Van Oord and will see a total of 111 monopiles installed: 107 for wind turbine foundations and four for offshore substations. Work is expected to continue until the fourth quarter of 2026.
The monopiles are approximately 100 metres long, exceed 10 metres in diameter and weigh around 1,500 tonnes each. Each foundation has a tailored geometry designed for its specific seabed location.
Baltica 2 is being developed, owned and operated through a 50/50 partnership between Ørsted and PGE. The project is located around 40 km off the Polish coast near Ustka and is expected to be fully commissioned in 2027.
The project benefits from a 25-year inflation-protected Contract for Difference with the Polish state and has secured all required permits along with a grid connection agreement with transmission system operator PSE.
picture by Van Oord
