Tele-Fonika Kable to supply land cables for Polenergia and Equinor's Baltyk 2 and 3 OWF projects

In the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 projects, Tele-Fonika Kable will be responsible for design work, production and delivery of 85 kilometres of 220 kV onshore HV export cables, which will connect the offshore substation with the onshore substation; 38 km of 400 kV onshore EHV cables, which will connect the onshore substation with the Slupsk Wierzbiecino substation, owned by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE).

The cables will be 100 percent manufactured at the company's plant in Bydgoszcz and transported some 250 kilometres away to their installation site on the Polish coast.

"We want our investments to create new jobs and strengthen domestic companies in various industries. The potential of Polish contractors in the renewable energy market is very high. By signing the agreement with Tele-Fonika Kable, we want to clearly emphasize this," said Polenergia's CEO Jerzy Zan, quoted in the press release.

"The Polish manufacturer, which is one of the world's leaders in the cable industry, will make very important components for us to operate the Baltyk 2 and 3 projects. At the same time, it is another Polish company with which we are tying up in connection with the implementation of our offshore wind farms,” he added.

The first energy from the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 OWF projects is expected to flow into the grid in 2027.

The commercial phase of their operation is planned from 2028. In the next phase of offshore wind power development in Poland, Equinor and Polenergia are developing the Baltyk 1 project, which will be 81 kilometres offshore.

Baltyk 1, with a capacity of up to 1560 MW, is the project for the largest wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, which is being prepared for auction in 2025.

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