Polish Port of Gdynia announced its expansion plans which will enable the port to accommodate the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea.
Specifically, the port Authority expressed its interest to apply its pre-emptive right and purchase the War Shipyard, aiming to increase the functionality of port services, focusing mostly on the construction and operation of Polish offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
The port of Gdynia Authority has already conducted an investigation of the possibility to adapt owned land for handling, storage, and assembly of offshore wind farm components. The port conducted the investigation along with the planned implementation of the National Programme for the Development of Offshore Wind Energy concerning the construction of offshore wind farms on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea.
Also, in October, the speakers at the Maritime Economy Forum Gdynia, held earlier this month, expressed that Poland is about to become one of the biggest centers in Europe for offshore wind, as it predicted that by 2030 the sector will generate an estimated 77,000 jobs and 14.1 billion Euros ($15.7 billion) for the economy. In the meantime, in late January 2020, Polish energy company PGE Group has secured environmental permit for two new offshore wind farm projects, namely the Baltica 2 and Baltica 3, with a total capacity of up to 2.5 GW.
Consequently, Poland aims to develop 8GW of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea by 2035.
Overall, 13 wind farm projects are under consideration in Poland’s Baltic Sea with an ambition to generate 25% of the country’s energy by offshore wind by 2040.