Poland's Baltic Power welcomes first vessel for works on offshore farm

Baltic Power, the 1.14-GW offshore wind farm developed by Polish oil refiner Orlen (WSE:PKN) and Canada’s Northland Power (TSE:NPI), said that its first installation vessel has arrived at the port of Gdynia.

The Svanen heavy-lift vessel from the fleet of Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord will start the construction of the first offshore wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea at the beginning of 2025, Baltic Power said in a press release on Friday.

The Svanen is responsible for the installation of the monopiles, the main elements of the foundations for the 76 turbines of 15 MW each and two offshore substations of Baltic Power. The monopiles, due to their size - up to 100 m long and weighing up to 1,700 tonnes, can only be transported by sea.

The Svanen entered service in 1991 and has been upgraded several times as the turbine sizes of offshore wind farms have increased. Baltic Power will be the first project served by the vessel after its latest upgrade in 2023 made to enable it to install the components needed to erect foundations of 15 MW turbines.

Works for Baltic Power are progressing according to schedule and the farm is to be completed in 2026, Baltic Power added. Last month, Baltic Power said it had been delivered the first monopiles for its offshore turbines and completed one of the four connections with the onshore substations.

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