Siemens Gamesa To Supply Turbines For 1.5 GW Baltic 2 Sea Project

Global renewable energy conglomerates Ørsted and PGE Baltica have selected wind turbine major Siemens Gamesa for turbine supply for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea. It will be supplying for one of the two stages of the wind energy project that will help Poland’s offshore wind industry to make giant leaps in the coming years. The deal is for 1.5 GW capacity.

A total of 107 14-MW wind turbines will be supplied by Siemens Gamesa to the project, which is located around 40 km from the northern coast of Poland between Łeba and Ustka. A five-year maintenance contract to ensure the turbines will operate to maximum capacity has also been signed.

Siemens Gamesa said that the project is expected to come online in 2027. Once operational, it would avoid over 5.4 million tons of CO2 emissions a year, or the equivalent emissions from around 3.6 million diesel cars. It would also provide electricity to approximately 2.4 million homes in Poland.

The Baltica 2 project is the largest offshore project announced in the country to date, and Siemens Gamesa also has three additional preferred supplier agreements in place, for a total of 1.79 GW, about a sixth of Poland’s target.

“This latest deal for Baltica 2 will cement the foundations for a successful rollout of offshore wind power in Poland. The Baltic Sea can provide huge opportunities for the growth of the industry in coming years, and we stand committed with Poland and our partners to develop it further,” said Marc Becker, CEO of the offshore business in Siemens Gamesa.

“We consistently implement the strategy of creating new, green sources of electricity for our country. By 2030 we aim to build about 2.5 GW of generation capacity in the Baltic Sea”, commented Wojciech Dąbrowski, President, PGE, on Siemens Gamesa deal.

Siemens Gamesa also held that the wind energy project will help strengthen the company’s growing presence both in the country and along the Baltic coast. Siemens Gamesa has established a key hub in Gdansk to oversee the development of operations in the Baltic Sea.

Poland is fast emerging as a key country for offshore wind ambitions. The country set a target of awarding 10.9 GW in capacity by 2030, with installations from the first round expected to begin in 2026. The second set of auctions are due starting in 2025, with installations closer to the end of the decade.