ORLEN Group focuses on affordable, safe and clean energy

ORLEN Synthos Green Energy is investing in zero-carbon nuclear power and will provide Poles with access to safe, affordable and clean energy as well as create attractive new jobs. The company has already checked tens of potential sites for the construction of small modular blocks. So far, seven most optimum sites have been selected for further geological surveys. Once their potential is confirmed, the priority will be to open a dialogue with the communities in each of the locations. Only after reaching an agreement will decisions be made about implementing a safe and environmentally friendly project.

Agreement signed in Washington to develop SMR technology that would be deployed in Poland

ORLEN Synthos Green Energy is getting closer to the construction in Poland of first small modular reactors (SMRs). This is the result of an agreement for joint investment in the development of the BWRX-300 technology signed in Washington between companies from Poland, the US and Canada. For the first time ever, a Polish company has become party to an agreement for a design for nuclear power plants, while being given an opportunity to actively participate in the design process.

ORLEN Group to launch a new solar PV farm

Energa Green Development, an ORLEN Group company, has secured all permits for the first 65 MW phase of the project to construct the Mitra solar photovoltaic farm. Construction work is scheduled to start in the middle of this year. A procedure is currently under way to select the contractor. Mitra is to be built on reclaimed post-mining land in Przykona in the Province of Poznań.

Baltic Power has selected the main contractor for its offshore wind farm service base

Baltic Power has selected the main contractor for the Orlen Group and Northland Power offshore wind farm service base. Its construction will start later this year and will end in 2025. As of 2026, the base will provide service of 76 offshore wind turbines. The amount of energy generated will correspond to electricity consumption in more than 1.5 million households. The amount of energy they generate will be equivalent to the electricity consumption of more than 1.5 million households.

PKN ORLEN and Sempra Infrastructure enter long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement

The 20-year contract between PKN ORLEN and Sempra Infrastructure provides for the supply of 1 million metric tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year from the Phase 1 Port Arthur LNG development project. The contract strengthens the energy security of Poland and the Central and Eastern European region. The agreed volume of supplies covers about 10 per cent of the current annual gas demand of Polish consumers.

ORLEN Group with new renewable capacity

The ORLEN Group has completed a project to construct one of Poland’s largest solar PV farms, located near Wielbark (Province of Olsztyn). The 62 MW solar farm will operate at full capacity starting from the first quarter of 2023, generating clean energy for more than 30 thousand households.

Baltic Power project driving new investments

Poland’s first installation terminal to be located in Świnoujście and a turbine factory to be built by Vestas in Szczecin are two new investment projects now afoot in connection with the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The joint venture project between the ORLEN Group and Northland Power will require 76 state-of-the-art 15 MW turbines from Vestas, whose components will be manufactured at the supplier’s new assembly factory in Szczecin. The turbine factory, to be manned by a staff of up to 700, is scheduled for completion in 2024, while the ORLEN Group’s installation terminal at the Port of Świnoujście will commence operations in 2025.

Baltic Power secures contracts for key components of the offshore wind farm

76 turbines, each with a capacity of 15 MW, will make up the Baltic Power wind farm. The Company has signed further reservation agreements with suppliers of key elements of the farm, including wind turbines, export cables and the onshore substation. The project is being developed jointly by ORLEN Group and Northland Power, with construction expected to start in 2024 and commerical operations in 2026. Polish companies are also involved in the supply chain for the project.

Baltic Power secures contracts for production of foundations and offshore substations

Baltic Power has signed contracts for the manufacture, delivery and installation of the offshore substations and foundations for its wind farm project located in the Baltic Sea. As agreed, some elements of foundations necessary for putting in place the turbines will be manufactured in Poland. By the end of this year, Baltic Power will secure contracts for all the main elements of the farm's infrastructure and services necessary to timely start the construction, scheduled for 2024. As per the schedule, the joint-venture project of the ORLEN Group and Northland Power will commence to generate zero-emission energy in 2026.