Orlen Neptun has received permits to install and operate offshore transmission infrastructure for its planned 1-gigawatt (GW) Baltic East wind farm in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, the company said on Tuesday.
The approvals allow the developer to lay and maintain submarine cables within Poland’s internal waters and territorial sea, supporting future grid connection for the offshore wind facility.
The project, which has already secured preliminary grid connection conditions and permits for the construction and use of offshore structures, is currently progressing through the environmental permitting stage, Orlen Neptun said.
“The secured permits represent a critical milestone in the realisation of the Baltic East project and bring us closer to delivering large-scale renewable energy to the Polish grid,” the company stated.
Baltic East is one of several offshore wind projects being developed by Orlen Neptun, a subsidiary of Poland’s state-backed energy group Orlen. The broader Orlen Group aims to install 12.8GW of renewable energy capacity by 2035, with offshore wind playing a key role in the transition.
The company said it is also pursuing up to five additional offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of approximately 5.2GW as part of its long-term clean energy strategy.
Poland is targeting significant growth in offshore wind as part of its efforts to decarbonise the energy sector and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The country has outlined plans for up to 11GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040 under its national energy policy.
