Polska Grupa Energetyczna announced that the Ministry of Infrastructure has issued decisions on granting permits for the erection of artificial islands, structures and equipment in Polish maritime areas for projects involving the construction of offshore wind farms. The decision concerns, among other things, areas in the Baltic Sea applied for in adjudication proceedings by the PGE Group.

Wojciech Dąbrowski, President of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, commenting on the final decisions of the Ministry of Infrastructure on new PSzW (permit to erect and use artificial islands, structures, and equipment for offshore wind farms), said: The PGE Group is the undisputed leader of offshore wind power in Poland. In terms of generation capacity, we are implementing the largest RES investments in the Baltic. Today, we received final decisions from the Ministry of Infrastructure on five permits that will allow more offshore wind farms to be built in the future. The total potential capacity of wind farms planned for construction in the new areas is approx. 3.9 GW. This is in addition to the capacity of the PGE projects already underway. The implementation of the plans and the development of new areas in the coming years will result in us not only reaching, but even exceeding our strategic target of 6.5 GW of offshore capacity set for 2040.

Details of the new basins awarded to the PGE Group:

Area 43.E.1:
Area 43.E.1 is close to PGE’s ongoing offshore wind farm projects and the service port under construction in Ustka.
Potential power: 990 MW
Area size: approx. 118 sq. km.
Distance from the shore: approx. 42 km
Applicant: PGE Baltica 4 sp. z o.o. (in which 55.04% of shares are held by PGE, with the remainder held by Tauron Polska Energia SA)

Area 44.E.1:
Area 44.E.1 is close to PGE’s ongoing offshore wind farm projects and the service port under construction in Ustka.
Potential power: 975 MW
Area size: approx. 121 sq. km.
Distance from the shore: approx. 48 km
Applicant: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 9 sp. z o.o. (in which 100% of the shares are held by PGE)

Area 60.E.3:
The area is directly adjacent to the Baltica 1 project already under development by PGE.
Potential power: 1185 MW
Area size: approx. 143 sq. km.
Distance from the shore: approx. 78 km
Applicant: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 1 sp. z o.o. (in which 100% of shares are held by PGE)

Area 60.E.4:
Area 60.E.4 is close to the Baltica 1 project.
Potential power: 555 MW
Area size: approx. 77 sq. km.
Distance from the shore: approx. 85 km
Applicant: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 5 sp. z o.o. (in which 66.19% of shares are held by PGE, with the remainder held by Enea SA)

Area 45.E.1:
Area 45.E.1 is located in the vicinity of the ongoing Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 projects, directly adjacent to the area where the Baltica 2 project is being implemented.
Potential power: 210 MW
Area size: approx. 17 sq. km.
Distance from the shore: approx. 32 km
Applicant: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 2 sp. z o.o. (in which PGE owns 50% of the shares and Ørsted owns the remainder).

The total potential of offshore wind farms that can be built in all these areas exceeds 3.9 GW. PGE Group is currently preparing to build offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea with a total capacity of 3.4 GW. Baltica 2 with a capacity of approx. 1.5 GW and Baltica 3 with a capacity of approx. 1 GW make up the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm, which is expected to start producing electricity later this decade. PGE is implementing this project in cooperation with Ørsted. Independent of the Baltica offshore wind farm, the PGE Group is preparing to build the Baltica 1 project with a capacity of approx. 0.9 GW. This wind farm is scheduled for commissioning after 2030.

Source: PGE