Project description
The planned project is the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm and connection infrastructure, which consists of 76 wind turbines, up to 120 km of cable routes and 2 offshore substations, located 28 km north of the Polish coastline, at the level of Choczewo and Łeba within the boundaries of the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone. The purpose of the planned project is to generate electricity using a renewable energy source – wind – with a total installed capacity of 1.14GW.
The borrower is Baltic Power Sp. z o.o., a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) incorporated in Poland, 51% owned by PKN ORLEN S.A. (“Orlen”), the Polish utility, and 49% owned by Northland Power (“NP”), a Canadian independent power producer with experience in offshore wind.
ESIA disclosure package
- Non-technical summary
- Environmental and Social Action Plan
- EIA for onshore infrastructure
- EIA for offshore infrastructure
- Permit for onshore infrastructure
- Permit for offshore infrastructure
- Livelihood and Restoration Framework
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Full ESIA availability
English: Baltic Power
EIAs
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https://balticpower.pl/media/1171/environmental-impact-assessment-report-for-the-baltic-power-offshore-wind-farm.pdf
- https://balticpower.pl/media/1174/report-on-the-environmental-impact-assessment-of-the-baltic-power-offshore-wind-farm-connection-infrastructure.pdf
Polish: Baltic Power
EIAs
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https://balticpower.pl/media/1173/raport-o-oddzia%C5%82ywaniu-morskiej-farmy-wiatrowej-baltic-power-na-%C5%9Brodowisko.pdf
- https://balticpower.pl/media/1172/raport-o-oddzia%C5%82ywaniu-infrastruktury-przy%C5%82%C4%85czeniowej-morskiej-farmy-wiatrowej-baltic-power-na-%C5%9Brodowisko.pdf
Enquiries by local communities: wiatr@balticpower.pl
Krzysztof Bukowski, Head of Communications, e-mail: krzysztof.bukowski@balticpower.pl, Phone: +48 609 053 564
Address of Baltic Power main office: ul. Bielańska 12, 00-085 Warsaw, Poland.
EBRD Resident Office address: Emilii Plater 53, 00-113 Warsaw, Poland. Tel: +48 22 520 5700
Enquiries
General enquiries
Krzysztof Bukowski, Head of Communications, e-mail: krzysztof.bukowski@balticpower.pl, Phone: +48 609 053 564
This document was prepared at an early stage of project development, before consideration by the EBRD Board of Directors. Details of a project may change following disclosure.
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and ESIA summaries are produced by project sponsors, and the EBRD makes them available without any comment or implied endorsement. Any views expressed or statements made in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or the ESIA Summary do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the EBRD.
Last updated 25 June 2014
