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Poland
PGE Baltica (a subsidiary within PGE – the
largest Polish state-owned energy group)
has obtained location permits, and GCA for
three OWFs: Baltica 2 (1,498 MW), Baltica 3
(1,045 MW), and Baltica 1 (896 MW). In December 2019, PGE Baltica signed a preliminary cooperation agreement, and in February
2021 an investment agreement, with Ørsted,
concerning the 50/50 joint ventures to
implement Baltica 2, and Baltica 3. Both
projects already have the environmental
decisions in place and have received positive
decisions from the European Commission
with respect to the granted public support
as well as the decisions of the President of
the Energy Regulatory Office’s (ERO) in this
respect.
Two other projects are owned by Ocean
Winds (a joint venture by EDPR and Engie)
(BC-Wind project of up to 369 MW7 which
obtained an environmental decision in
2022). With respect to future projects,
Ocean Winds has also signed a cooperation
agreement with the Polish energy company
Tauron.
RWE Renewables has also acquired shares
in four projects with a total capacity of up
to 1.5 GW (out of which the most advanced
project will have a total capacity of up to 350
MW8).
In December 2020, Iberdrola acquired 50%
of the Polish project portfolio from Seawind
consisting of very early-stage projects with
a capacity potential of up to 7.3 GW.9 In
October 2020, Vattenfall signed an MoU to
explore possible cooperation in the offshore
wind industry in Poland and the Baltic States
with Synthos (a Polish chemical raw materials manufacturer).
In January 2021, an LoI concerning possible
future cooperation was also signed between
three Polish state-owned companies: PGE,
Enea, and Tauron, and in October 2021 between, ZE PAK (Poland’s largest privately
owned energy producer which is currently
implementing a shift from coal to renewables), and Ørsted. In March 2022 ZE PAK
and Ørsted applied for location permits for
the construction of offshore wind farms,
acting as joint ventures with 50% shares
from each party. They have recently obtained an approval from UOKiK (Polish Office
of Competition and Consumer Protection)
to establish and operate five companies
related to offshore farms in the Baltic Sea. In
2022 EDF Renewables and Budimex signed a
MoU outlining a 50:50 partnership to develop offshore wind in Poland with respect to
its second phase.10
Also, SSE Renewables and Acciona Energia
are interested in investing in offshore in the
Baltic Sea as they expect a location permit
for their 954MW offshore wind project.11
7 Ocean Winds, the 50/50 JV owned by EDPR and ENGIE, has been awarded a CfD for the `B&C-Wind´ offshore wind farm in Poland - Ocean
Winds
8
https://fewbalticii.rwe.com/ This is the westernmost OWF with location permit in which RWE has to carry out cross-border consultations.
9
https://seawind.eu/press/seawind-and-iberdrola-become-partners-for-offshore-wind-projects-in-poland/
10 Source: https://renews.biz/79701/edf-renewables-forges-polish-offshore-tie-up/
11 Source: SSE awaits seabed outcome for 954MW Polish project - reNews - Renewable Energy News
