Equinor, Polenergia Finalise 100-Monopile Order with Sif - Offshore WIND
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Equinor, Polenergia Finalise 100-Monopile Order with Sif
Netherlands-headquartered Sif Group has signed the final contracts with Polenergia and Equinor for the supply of 100 monopiles for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea.
Manufacturing of the monopiles is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025 with completion in 2026.
Fred van Beers, CEO of Sif Holding N.V. said “These are the first projects under the framework agreement we concluded with Equinor in support of the expansion of our manufacturing facilities in Rotterdam. We look forward to cooperate with Equinor and Polenergia and to make these projects a success as ones of the first projects in our new manufacturing set-up.”
The agreement marks a final step following the reservation agreement signed by the two parties for the supply of the monopiles in April 2023.
The two wind farms of 50 units each will have a total capacity of 1,440 MW and will be located in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, about 37 kilometres and 22 kilometres from the coastline near Ustka and Łeba.
Recently, the developers of the offshore wind farms also finalised contracts for the supply of wind turbines. Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III will feature 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD wind turbines.
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The offshore wind farms are expected to produce first power as early as 2027 while the commercial stage of their use is planned a year later.
In the second phase of the development of the Polish offshore wind sector, Equinor and Polenergia are also implementing the Bałtyk I project. An offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 1,560 MW will be located approximately 80 km from the coast near Łeba.
All three Bałtyk wind farms will have a total capacity of up to 3 GW, providing green energy to over four million households, according to the developers.
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