Poland’s Technical Inspection Authority Issues Over 500 Operating Permits for Baltic Power Wind Farm
Poland’s Office of Technical Inspection (UDT) has granted more than 500 permits authorising the operation of equipment that will serve the Baltic Power offshore wind farm, the agency announced in an official statement.
The UDT explained that its inspectors carry out checks on key components inside wind turbines, including cranes, pressure and non-pressure vessels, mobile platforms and hoists. In total, the agency currently oversees more than 23,000 devices operating across both offshore and onshore wind power installations, and over 70 companies hold UDT-certified qualifications to service land-based turbines.
Paweł Smoliński, President of the Office of Technical Inspection, highlighted the agency’s close cooperation with investors and contractors on both offshore and onshore wind projects. “Our first inspections on offshore turbines were carried out precisely for the Baltic Power project. Properly functioning equipment in wind power plants is critical to the safety and operational efficiency of the entire energy sector,” he said.
Smoliński added that the UDT has developed a number of solutions aimed at optimising inspection times at wind farms, including specialist training to enhance the skills of its inspectors and modern testing methods that improve safety during on-site work. The agency views offshore turbine inspections as a natural extension of the expertise it has built up over years of supervising land-based installations.
About Baltic Power
The Baltic Power offshore wind farm is a joint project of Poland’s ORLEN Group and Canadian energy company Northland Power. Located approximately 23 kilometres from the Baltic Sea coastline, near the towns of Choczewo and Łeba, the farm covers an area of 130 square kilometres. Marine construction work began in January 2025, following the launch of onshore infrastructure works in 2023.
In mid-March, ORLEN confirmed that installation of the transition pieces — the structural elements connecting the foundations to the turbine towers — has been completed, and that turbine assembly is now underway. The company confirmed that Baltic Power, set to become Poland’s first-ever offshore wind farm, is on track to begin operations by the end of 2026.
ORLEN is a multi-energy conglomerate operating refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, as well as fuel station networks in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria. The group is also active in oil and gas exploration, petrochemicals, and renewable energy, and is pursuing plans to develop small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power technology.
