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title: "Barium Bay"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/it-barium-bay/
identifier: it-barium-bay
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Barium Bay

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/it-barium-bay/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located >45 km from coast between Bari and Barletta, Puglia, in the Adriatic Sea.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Sea basin | Adriatic Sea |
| Capacity | 1110 MW |
| Turbines | 74 |
| Lifecycle stage | Early Development |
| Owners | Barium Bay |
| Coordinates | 41.597, 16.917 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2035 (range 2035–2041) |
| Chance of delivery | Prospective (weight 0.518) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2025-05-21 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2035 (expected)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Galileo Green Energy / Hope Group, 2023-02-23 — https://galileo.energy/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-23-Barium-Bay-Press-release-English.pdf
- Galileo Green Energy, 2025-05-21 — https://galileo.energy/barium-bay-with-its-1110-mw-is-the-largest-floating-offshore-wind-farm-to-obtain-environmental-impact-assessment-decree-in-italy/
- Hope Group, 2025-05-21 — https://www.hopegroup.it/barium-bay-con-i-suoi-1-110-mw-e-il-piu-grande-parco-eolico-offshore-galleggiante-a-ottenere-il-decreto-di-valutazione-di-impatto-ambientale-in-italia/
- Galileo Green Energy, 2023-02-23 — https://galileo.energy/joint-venture-galileo-hope-barium-bay-is-born/
- MASE (Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica), date not stated — https://www.mase.gov.it/portale/energia/fonti-rinnovabili-e-georisorse/eolico-offshore-galleggiante
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2025-05-21 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/05/21/1-1-gw-barium-bay-floating-offshore-wind-project-all-set-for-auction-in-italy/
- 4C Offshore, 2026-07-02 — https://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/barium-bay-italy-it1d.html
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- reNEWS, 2026-05-20 — https://renews.biz/111704/seanergy-2026-rome-to-tweak-floating-strike-price/

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