The environmental decision, issued by the regional director of environmental protection in Gdańsk, covers both the offshore and onshore components of the transmission infrastructure.
Kacper Kostrzewa, project director, described the decision as “a crucial milestone” for the BC-Wind project, which he said will make a “significant contribution” to Poland’s energy transition.
“We are approaching the final investment decision and the permitting phase for the offshore wind farm’s construction,” he added.
The decision includes the construction of approximately 33 kilometres of submarine cable and around 8 kilometres onshore.
The transmission infrastructure will be implemented using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), which involves laying cables underground without disturbing the shoreline, including the beach area. Marine and onshore cable sections will be connected in specially designed land-based pits.
The BC-Wind transmission infrastructure will connect to the national grid at the 400kV Choczewo Substation. The planned start of initial onshore construction work is scheduled for the second half of 2025.
The up to 500MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm will be located approximately 23 kilometres north of the shore, near the municipalities of Krokowa and Choczewo in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The project is at an advanced stage of development and is one of the key projects in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. It already holds environmental decisions for both the onshore and offshore components, as well as connection conditions.
Project priorities now include contracting key suppliers for the offshore wind farm components, planning the service base, and preparing to take the final investment decision (FID), expected by the end of 2024, according to Ocean Winds.
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