Tele-Fonika will supply cables for offshore wind farms Baltic 2 and Baltic 3
Equinor and Polenergia, which are jointly developing three wind farms in the Baltic Sea, have signed a major component supply agreement with Tele-Fonika Kable. The Polish company will manufacture and supply onshore cables for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects. Tele-Fonika Kable is among the world’s leading cable companies.
– The agreement with Tele-Fonika Kable is an excellent example of Polish companies getting involved in offshore wind energy projects. We are particularly pleased that the production phase will take place at the Bydgoszcz plant. It is important to emphasise that this is yet another agreement concluded with a Polish company as the main supplier for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects. This confirms that the development of the wind farm sector in the Baltic Sea is building a strong industry in Poland,’ says Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk, President of the Management Board of Equinor Poland.
Tele-Fonika Kable is a leading cable manufacturer with 100 per cent Polish capital. Products manufactured at Tele-Fonika’s plants find their customers in more than 80 countries. The company is a global supplier of high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) cable systems for the renewable energy sector.
In the Baltic 2 and Baltic 3 projects, Tele-Fonika Kable will be responsible for design work, production and delivery:
- 85 km of onshore HV 220 kV export cables, which will connect the offshore substation to the onshore substation
- 38 km of 400 kV onshore EHV cables, which will connect the onshore substation with the Słupsk Wierzbięcino substation owned by the Polish Power Grid (PSE).
The cables will be 100 per cent manufactured at the company’s plant in Bydgoszcz and transported about 250 km 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 make this clear. 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 Bałtyk 2 and 3 projects. At the same time, it is another Polish company we are tying up with in connection with the implementation of our offshore wind farms, says Jerzy Zan, President of the Management Board of Polenergia S.A.
The offshore wind farms Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3, with a total capacity of 1440 MW, will be able to supply more than 2 million households with green energy. The projects are located in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea, between 22 and 37 km from the coastline.
The first energy from the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects is expected to flow into the grid as early as 2027. The commercial phase of their operation is planned from 2028. In the next phase of offshore wind development in Poland, Equinor and Polenergia are developing the Bałtyk 1 project, which will be 81 km offshore. With a capacity of up to 1560 MW, Bałtyk 1 is the largest wind farm project in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea and is being prepared for auction in 2025.
The three Baltic offshore wind farms will power more than 4 million households with green energy.
Source: PortalMorski.pl
