Poland’s first offshore wind farm delivers power: 54 turbines installed, 530 mln PLN substation goes live
Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the first power from the Baltic Power wind farm a technological victory as the Choczewo substation in northern Poland received inaugural electricity from the 1.2 GW project.
First power flows ashore
The first electricity from a Polish offshore wind farm reached the newly built 400 kV Choczewo substation in Osieki Lęborskie on 10 July 2026. The state-owned Orlen group and Canada’s Northland Power are developing the Baltic Power project, while transmission system operator PSE owns the substation that now channels offshore wind into the national grid.
This substation and, soon, the 76 turbines standing in the Baltic Sea will become another key element of our energy security and energy sovereignty.
Climate Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska said Poland had boarded an “Energy Transformation express” and noted that Baltic Power is the first new category of generation source in years. Energy Minister Miłosz Motyka, Finance Minister Andrzej Domański and Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgeson also attended the ceremony.
Scale of the project
Fifty-four of the planned 76 turbines have already been installed, and the entire installation campaign has passed 80% completion. Tusk compared the visible part of each structure to Warsaw’s 237-metre Palace of Culture and Science, adding that measured from the seabed foundation the turbines exceed the height of Varso Tower, the EU’s tallest building at 310 metres.
When I hear these figures I can hardly believe them.
The 1.2 GW farm is expected to be completed in autumn 2026 and will generate enough electricity for roughly 1.5 million households, covering about 3% of Poland’s current demand. Tusk said its capacity is comparable to that of the Bełchatów power plant and will support the growth of artificial intelligence, data centres and the wider economy.
- First power from Baltic Power flows to Choczewo substation
- All 76 turbines expected to be installed, reaching full 1.2 GW capacity
- PSE’s full offshore grid connection project scheduled for completion
Energy sovereignty and geopolitics
Tusk placed the project in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the Middle East conflict, arguing that energy must be independent of “the whims of history and geopolitics.”
Energy is as important as weapons and the armed forces.
He stressed that Poland does not pay for the wind and that it will blow regardless of events in Iran or Moscow, a direct reference to breaking reliance on external energy suppliers. The government treats Baltic Power as a pillar of national security, with Tusk repeating that the country is building “Polish security and Polish sovereignty” through the investment.
Financing and supply-chain momentum
The Choczewo substation was financed entirely from Poland’s National Recovery Plan at a cost of around 530 million PLN. Contractors SPIE Energy Poland and Elfeko built the 25-hectare site, which consumed 9,500 tonnes of foundations, more than 800 tonnes of steel, 300 km of cabling and 8 km of new asphalt roads.
ORLEN is executing the largest investment programme in the history of Polish energy. We will spend up to 380 billion PLN on it.
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego data from November 2025 shows that Poland’s offshore wind supply chain could create up to 63,000 new jobs. Vestas already employs over 2,000 people in the country, including 650 at its Szczecin nacelle and hub factory and 670 at its Goleniów blade plant. Windar Renovables is building a steel tower factory in Szczecin that is expected to add nearly 500 jobs in 2026.
Security investigation
Public reports indicate that the Internal Security Agency (ABW) has been examining a unit that supported the construction after a tip-off with a Russian link reached the authorities. The information surfaced alongside the first-power milestone, underlining the sensitivity of critical infrastructure protection as the project moves toward full commissioning.
