Baltica 3

Part of 2.5 GW Baltica complex with Baltica 2. Located off Ustka coast, at least 25 km from shore. Will share some infrastructure with Baltica 2.

Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
PGE — 50% ◆
Ørsted — 50% ◆
Location
Poland
Baltic Sea
Technology
Capacity 1,045 MW ◆
Turbines —
Foundation —
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination Poland offshore CfD Phase 1 (administrative) · 2021 ·
Water depth 31–44 m ≈ Distance from shore 25 km ◇ Wind speed 9.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake CfD · 319.6 PLN/MWh ◆ Grid Secured ◆ Connection Contract for connection to the transmission network with the … ◆
Schedule
FID expected 2027-H2 ◆
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Sources & verification

Rests on 18 sources (13 primary) · ◆ 13 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[17]
European Commission2021-05◆ State aid: Commission approves EUR 22.5 …
“The aid will be granted in the form of a two-way contract-for-difference premium, during 25 years, but only up to 100,000 full load hours per MegaWatt of installed capacity.”
supportsMechanismDetail
[18]
Sejm / ISAP2021◆ Polish Offshore Wind Act of 17 Dec 2020 …
“Art. 38 [...] 5. Cena wskazana w decyzji, o której mowa w art. 18 ust. 1 [...] podlegają corocznej waloryzacji średniorocznym wskaźnikiem cen towarów i usług konsumpcyjnych ogółem z poprzedniego roku …”
supportsMechanismDetail
Operator7
[6]
PGE Baltica2025-01◆ PGE Baltica - Key information about our …
“Baltica-3 Wind Farm (EWB3) with a maximum capacity of up to 1 036 MW. [...] Baltica 2 with a capacity of up to 1498 MW and Baltica 3 with a capacity of up to 1036 MW are to be commissioned by 2030. Bo…”
supportsConsentStatusConnection point
[7]
Ørsted A/S2025-02◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2024
“1,255 MW 1 Baltica 3 Commercial operation date: n.a. Working collaboratively on the reconfiguration and revised schedule of Baltica 3, together with our partner PGE. … 1 Capacity includes both Baltica…”
supportsTotal capacity
[8]
Ørsted A/S2026-05◆ Ørsted IR presentation Q1 2026
“Includes Baltica 3 (1,045 MW) and awarded lease capacity for Baltica 2+ (210 MW). Baltica 2+ has not received a CfD. … [Baltica 3] Expected completion: Pending FID.”
supportsTotal capacity
[15]
Ørsted A/S2026-Q1◆ Ørsted IR presentation Q1 2026
“Includes Baltica 3 (1,045 MW) and awarded lease capacity for Baltica 2+ (210 MW). Baltica 2+ has not received a CfD.”
supportsTotal capacity
[16]
Ørsted A/S2026-Q2◆ Orsted — orsted q2 2026 ir presentation
“Offshore and Onshore build-out plan as per 30 June 2026 [...] Country [...] Poland Ireland Expected completion [...] Pending FID Pending FID [...] 4. Includes Baltica 3 (1,045 MW) and awarded lease ca…”
supportsTotal capacity
[19]
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna2026-09◆ PGE Capital Group H1 2026 Management Boa…
“The Baltica 3 project has undergone an optimisation process. In April 2026, an application was submitted to amend the environmental permit and the permit to construct artificial islands, taking into a…”
supportsStatus note
[20]
Ørsted A/S2025-11-05◆ Ørsted Q3 2025 earnings call transcript
“As you know, we put Baltica 3 under reconfiguration a few years ago now. And the reason being is that we didn't see sufficient value, as the project stands, in our portfolio to move it forward. That i…”
supportsStatus note
Auction results1
[22]
Norton Rose Fulbright2026-06-22◆ pl-phase1-admin-cfd-2021-pl-owa
Poland Offshore Wind Act CfD: PLN 60,000/MW security, first power within 7 years of decision/auction-close
supportsTender award · Poland offshore CfD Phase 1 (administrative)
Trade press7
[4]
GlobeNewswire / Ørsted2021-02-10◆ Ørsted and PGE form 50-50 joint venture …
"Ørsted will subscribe for new shares representing 50% of the total share capital" in the two offshore wind projects Baltica 3 (Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-3 sp. z o.o.) and Baltica 2 (Elektrownia Wi…
supportsowner
[5]
GlobeNewswire / Ørsted2021-04-07◆ Poland awards Contract for Difference to…
“The President of the Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has awarded the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm a Contract for Difference (CfD) at a maximum of PLN 319.60/MWh in accordance with the Decree of th…”
supportsMechanismStrike / priceDetail
[11]
Global Energy Monitor2026
supportsDistance from shoreCoordinates
[12]
Global Energy Monitor2025
supportsTotal capacity
[13]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[14]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
[21]
PAP Biznes (via Bankier.pl)2026-09-22◆ Aż 111 fundamentów już stoi na morzu. Wi…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decision
Unverified import1
[1]
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supportsTotal capacityWater depthDistance from shoreCoordinates
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