The first ever wind farm at sea of Poland has delivered its first renewable electricity to the national power grid on 10 July. Called ‘first power’ in the energy business, the electrons of the Baltic Power wind farm reached land near Choczewo, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the city of Gdańsk.
Baltic Power is a joint venture of Polish state-owned energy company Orlen and Canadian Northland Power. The Baltic Power wind farm is located 23 kilometres (14 miles) of the Polish coast — between Łeba and Choczewo — with 50 of the 76 planned wind turbines already in place. When fully operational at the end of 2026 or beginning of 2027, the Baltic Power wind farm will have an installed capacity of 1.2 gigawatts (GW). The farm will generate up to 4 terrawatt-hour (TWh) annually, which equals about 3% of the current Polish electricity demand. The power is delivered to the national grid, but if it would solely go to homes, the 4 TWh would be enough to power 1.5 million Polish households for a year (9.7% of the 15.5 million households).
20 vessels daily in wind farm area
The wind farm is managed 24/7 out of the Baltic Power Offshore Coordination Centre in Łeba, which oversees maritime traffic in and around the farm. According to a statement by the joint venture up to 20 vessels operate daily within the wind farms area of 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi). More than 100 vessels and over 5,300 people have been involved so far with the construction of the Baltic Power wind farm. | © 2026 Marcel Burger, nordicreporter.com. Featured photo: The Baltic Power wind farm off the Polish coast (Press photo: Baltic Power)