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Bałtyk 3 Offshore Wind Farm (MFW Bałtyk III)

under constructionstage: construction
3.0 bn EUR
programme budget (multi-year) · data from May 2025net or gross: not recorded≈ 13 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

An offshore wind farm with a capacity of 720 MW under construction by the joint venture of Equinor and Polenergia (50% each) in Poland's exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, approximately 22-37 km from the shore near Ustka. The project is being carried out in parallel with the neighbouring Bałtyk 2 farm (together 1,440 MW, 100 turbines); the combined value of both investments is approximately PLN 27 billion excluding financing costs. The final investment decision (FID) and financial close were announced in May 2025, after which construction began. The farms' operations and maintenance base was located in Łeba. According to the schedule, the first power is to flow to the grid in 2027, and full commercial commissioning is planned for 2028.

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Timeline

  1. Construction start2025
  2. Original date2028
  3. Current date2028

Change history

  • May 2025stage: construction

Significance

One of the first offshore wind farms being built in the Polish part of the Baltic and an important element in building the country's offshore sector. The 720 MW capacity (and, together with the Bałtyk 2 farm being built in parallel, 1,440 MW in total) is intended to supply the Polish power system with clean energy and to contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy mix. The investment creates industrial and service facilities on the coast, including an operations and maintenance base in Łeba, and strengthens the grid connection infrastructure (220 kV and 400 kV substations and lines).

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  1. Equinor ASA22 May 2025
    Stage historyCostInvestorFunding
    Stage historyThe project joint venture partners Equinor (50%) and Polenergia (50%) have reached financial close for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects.
    CostTwo project financing packages of over EUR 3 billion for Bałtyk 2 and over EUR 3 billion for Bałtyk 3
    InvestorEquinor (50%) and Polenergia (50%)
    FundingTwo project financing packages of over EUR 3 billion for Bałtyk 2 and over EUR 3 billion for Bałtyk 3 including ancillary facilities, have been secured.
    FundingThe final group, comprising of around 30 financial institutions, includes the most experienced in the sector along with many of Equinor’s core banks, the Nordic Investment Bank and the European Investment Bank.
    FundingThe wind farms are project financed with gearing of approximately 80%.
  2. Polenergia S.A.19 May 2025
    Original dateConstruction start
    Original dateUkończenie i pełne uruchomienie obu farm wiatrowych planowane jest na 2028 rok
    LocationObie elektrownie powstaną w polskiej wyłącznej strefie ekonomicznej Morza Bałtyckiego w odległości ok. 37 km i 22 km od brzegu.
    Construction startpodjęły ostateczne decyzje inwestycyjne (FID) dotyczące morskich farm wiatrowych Bałtyk 2 i 3, rozpoczynając fazę ich budowy
  3. Polenergia S.A.29 Apr 2026
    StatusCurrent dateStage
    StatusWkrótce na Bałtyku rozpocznie się etap właściwej instalacji, zaczynając od monopali i elementów przejściowych.
    Current datePierwszy prąd popłynie do sieci w 2027 roku, a komercyjne uruchomienie zaplanowane jest na 2028 rok.
    StagePierwsza część instalacji systemu narzutów kamiennych zabezpieczających dno morskie, kolejne etapy zaawansowania w budowie bazy serwisowej w Łebie, postępy na lądowych stacjach elektroenergetycznych koło Ustki, do których dostarczono dwa pierwsze transformatory, a także ułożenie większości lądowego przyłącza – tak wygląda stan prac na koniec pierwszego kwartału 2026 r. na farmach Bałtyk 2 i Bałtyk 3, rozwijanych wspólnie przez Equinor i Polenergię.
  4. Funding
    Fundingna poziomie nie wyższym niż ustalona przez Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska w rozporządzeniu z dnia 30 marca 2021 roku, czyli 319,60 PLN za 1 MWh