Friday, January 29, 2021
PKN ORLEN SELECTS STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECT

Canadian Northland Power Inc. will be PKN ORLEN’s strategic partner for its offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. The Partnership will be responsible for the preparation, development and operation of the offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW. Northland Power Inc. will ultimately acquire a 49% interest in the project, due to start in 2023 and scheduled for commissioning in 2026.
PKN ORLEN will collaborate with Northland Power Inc. on the Baltic Power project, involving the preparation, development and operation of an offshore wind farm with a total target capacity of up to 1.2 GW, which intends to apply for the 25-year Contract for Difference support scheme. By joining the project, the Canadian group will ultimately acquire a 49% equity interest, following a series of capital increases at Baltic Power. The agreement term is to be 35 years, thereafter to be converted into indefinite. The joint venture is subject to antitrust clearance. Until then, the agreement is conditional.
The construction of an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea is one of PKN ORLEN’s key development projects, in line with the ORLEN Group’s strategy to invest in low- and zero-carbon energy sources. The ORLEN Group is working on the development of offshore wind power through its subsidiary Baltic Power, which holds a licence to construct a wind farm with a total capacity of up to 1.2 GW. The licence area, of approximately 131 km2, is located about 23 km north of the Baltic coastline, roughly at the latitude of Choczewo and Łeba.
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
ORLEN SECURES GRID CONNECTION AGREEMENT FOR ITS OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Baltic Power, a member of the ORLEN Group, has signed a grid connection agreement with Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne for its offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The agreement marks another milestone in preparations for the wind farm project, providing a guarantee that clean energy generated by offshore wind can be fed into the national power system.
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Friday, December 11, 2020
Almost 400 people of 273 firms took part in PKN ORLEN Offshore Wind Supply Chain Meeting 2020. This was the first in a series of meetings for suppliers interested in collaboration opportunities in the Baltic Power offshore wind farm supply chain.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
PKN ORLEN will meet with potential offshore wind farm suppliers
PKN ORLEN and the special purpose vehicle Baltic Power are organising an online meeting with companies interested in cooperation in building offshore wind farms. During the meeting, the potential supply chain participants will be briefed about the status of preparations for the project, its timetable, and PKN ORLEN’s approach to cooperation with local suppliers.
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