Ørsted, PGE Hire ABL for 1.5 GW Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Project

March 10, 2025, by Adnan Memija

ABL has been contracted by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to support the offshore construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea.

ABL’s scope of work covers the marine transportation and installation of the 107 wind turbines.

Under the terms of the contract, the company will provide technical review and approval of project documentation, drawings, and calculations, as well as marine assurance and risk services, including vessel suitability surveys for the proposed fleet and DP trials where required. ABL will also provide on-site attendance to review, approve, and oversee all warranted operations.

ABL’s operation in Hamburg, Germany, will manage the project. On-site attendances and vessel surveys will be supported by the company’s wider European footprint, including ABL’s offices in Norway, the Netherlands, France, and the UK.

“Along with our sister company OWC, who is based in Poland, we have significant experience in supporting the Baltic Sea’s offshore wind development in a number of capacities. This includes our work as MWS to support the construction of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project and supporting more than 3 GW of potential offshore wind capacity with a range of engineering services, from technical advisory, cost engineering, geotechnical and GIS support,” said Tilo Klappenbach, ABL’s country manager in Germany.

Baltica 2 will be built at a site in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea approximately 40 kilometres off the Polish coast near Ustka.

The project will comprise 107 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW-222 turbines, for whose storage, pre-assembly, and offshore installation Siemens Gamesa will use the Port of Gdansk.

Ørsted and PGE, the joint owners and developers of the offshore wind farm, said on 30 January that they took the final investment decision (FID) on Baltica 2, moving the project into the construction phase.

The wind farm is expected to be fully commissioned by the end of 2027.