Dutch offshore construction player Heerema Marine Contractors has signed reservation and preliminary work agreements to transport and install wind turbine foundations and an offshore substation for Polish offshore wind farms Baltyk II and Baltyk III.
Polenergia, which together with Equinor is developing the wind farms of 720 MW each, said the agreements represent a commitment to continue negotiating the final contracts in exchange for Heerema’s reservation of the availability of installation vessels.
The deals also apply to the performance of preliminary work, which will then be covered by the final contracts, if the latter are concluded. If the reservation agreements are terminated Heerema will be etiltiled to a cancellation fee which may amount up to about €29.2m for both projects, the release said, adding that analogous fees may be charged to the companies if final agreements are not signed by July 1, 2024, subject to the parties’ ability to extend the deadline.
The two bottom-fixed wind farms, developed in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, will be located between 22 and 37 km from the coast. The commercial phase of their operation is planned from 2028. Seway 7, Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables have already been selected for cabling works. Equinor and Polenergia are also developing the Bałtyk I project with a capacity of up to 1,560 MW.
