First Power

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna reported that the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm is scheduled to achieve first power in the first half of 2027. In a current report on the Final Investment Decision (FID), the company states that electricity generation from the project will start in H1 2027, ahead of full commissioning later that year. Baltica 2 is a 1,498 MW offshore wind project being developed in a 50/50 joint venture between PGE and Ørsted in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, around 40 km off the coast near Ustka. The first-power milestone will mark initial export of electricity to the Polish grid from the Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines installed on monopile foundations, under a 25-year inflation-protected contract for difference with the Polish state.