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Offshore Wind Worldwide 2023
7. OTHER
7.1 Local supply chain
One of the aims of the Offshore Wind Act
and the Polish Offshore Wind Sector Deal is
to stimulate the development of the local
supply chain. Therefore, it is mandatory in
particular to draw up a local supply chain
plan by entities applying for the right to
cover the negative balance, to report on
the implementation of the plan or keeping
records of the degree of its implementation.
The report on the implementation is sent to
the President of ERO and later published in
the ERO’s public information bulletin.
Although there is no requirement of any
specific ratio of local content involved in
an OWF, the investors who apply for public
support are also expected to conduct and
report on the technical dialogue with the
interested market participants (potential
providers and performers). This dialogue is
conducted in a way that ensures fair competition and equal treatment of potential
suppliers and solutions they offer. Information concerning this dialogue needs to be
published on the investor’s website at least
30 days before.
7.2 Additional OWF fee
Since the OWF cannot be subject to real estate tax, the Offshore Wind Act introduced
an additional fee for the OWF. This fee will
be part of the fee for generation licence and
will be calculated as a ratio of the installed
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capacity of the OWF expressed in MW (as
specified in the concession for electricity
generation) and the amount of PLN 23,000
(approx. EUR 5,500; subject to annual adjustment with reference to the consumer price
index).
7.3 Ports infrastructure
Port infrastructure is one of the main challenges for the development of the OWFs in
Poland. As now there is no port in Poland
that would satisfy the installation and/or
operation requirements of an OWF. The port
of Gdańsk has been selected, due to its location and technical conditions, to perform
the function of an installation terminal, as
well as the selection of a logistics operator.
A tender for the construction of an installation terminal had been announced and the
construction is planned to be completed on
June 1, 2025.
There is, however, a significant progress in
this matter. In 2022 Ocean Winds signed a
preliminary lease agreement with the port
operator Szkuner to locate its offshore wind
service base at Władysławowo port.30
Moreover, the ORLEN Group has decided
on location of its installation terminal at the
Port of Świnoujście which is expected to begin operation in 202531 and Baltic Power has
recently selected the main contractor for its
offshore wind farm service base located in
Łeba expecting its operation in 2026.32
30 Source: Ocean Winds inks Polish port agreement - reNews - Renewable Energy News
31 Source: https://www.balticpower.pl/aktualnosci/morska-farma-wiatrowa-baltic-power-nap%C4%99dza-nowe-inwestycje/ (In Polish only)
32 Source: https://www.balticpower.pl/news/baltic-power-has-selected-the-main-contractor-for-its-offshore-wind-farm-service-base/
