Equinor and Polenergia received environmental decision for the connection infrastructure of the Bałtyk II and III offshore wind projects

The Regional Director of Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk has issued a decision on environmental conditions for the connection infrastructure of the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farm projects. With this approval the projects secure an important milestone and enter the next phase of further developing the projects.

We are delighted to have achieved this important milestone. The outcome of the environmental decision enables us to move ahead and into the next phase for our Bałtyk projects. With this decision we can now continue the investment process, including obtaining construction permits, marking a transition from planning to development our two offshore wind projects Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III will provide renewable energy for more than two million households and be important providers of renewable energy needed for Poland’s energy transition.

Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk

Country Manager in Equinor Poland

The decision was preceded by comprehensive and detailed studies, based on which the environmental impact report was prepared. The two wind farms, with a total capacity of 1440 MW, will be located in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, at a distance of about 37 and 22 km from the coastline in Ustka and Łeba. The connection infrastructure will be located in the areas of internal sea waters and territorial sea, as well as on land, in the municipalities of Ustka and Słupsk in the Pomorskie Voivodeship.

The power cable lines will run through the villages of Lędowo, Duninowo PGR, Pęplino, Bruskowo Leśnictwo, Bruskowo Małe, Bruskowo Wielkie, Wielichowo. The place of connection of both offshore wind farms to the National Power System will be the existing substation of the Polish Power Grid Słupsk-Wierzbięcino.

With its decision, the RDOŚ confirm that we have exercised all due diligence in designing the connection infrastructure for our offshore wind projects. They have been planned to ensure minimized l impact on the environment and the local communities. The use of trenchless technology makes it possible to connect the offshore and onshore power infrastructure while preserving the environmental and landscape values of the Polish coast.

Marta Porzuczek

Director of the Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Department at Polenergia Group

Offshore work, including the installation of internal cables and offshore export cables, will begin in 2026. Internal cables with a total length of up to 200 kilometers and a voltage of 66kV will connect each farm’s turbines and offshore substations.

Four export cables with a total length of 256 kilometers will flow 220kV electricity from offshore substations to onshore substations. The cables will be laid on the seabed and buried, and the exit of the offshore export cables to land will be carried out using a trenchless method, i.e. under the ground’s surface, without interfering with the coastal zone, including the beach.

For the connection infrastructure of the Baltic II and Baltic III offshore wind farm projects, Equinor and Polenergia received an environmental decision already in 2019. The investors requested a new environmental decision due to changes in some elements of the onshore part of the investment, including the location of the exit of cable lines from the sea to land.

First power from the Baltic II and Baltic III offshore wind farms is expected in 2027. The commercial phase of their operation is scheduled for a year later. The projects jointly implemented by Equinor and Polenergia are an important part of Poland’s energy transition, which could see 18 GW of offshore wind power generated in Polish maritime areas by 2040.

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Equinor and Polenergia received environmental decision for the connection infrastructure of the Bałtyk II and III offshore wind projects

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