Poland’s coastal city of Szczecin is preparing to host an investment by Danish company Vestas in the form of a factory assembling wind turbines.

The latter is to supply Poland, which is in the process of launching its first offshore wind farms, and the global market. Vestas’ CEO Rahbek Nielsen assured that offshore wind has “great prospects in Poland” and that his firm is “proud to support the country in maximising its opportunities.”

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The plant is scheduled for 2024 and employs between 600 and 700 people directly and provides “thousands of indirect jobs in the Szczecin area”, according to Vestas. 

The share of Poland’s renewables in its energy mix has observed a significant rise in the last decade, from 7% in 2012 to 17% today. In the meantime, Poland remains the EU’s most coal-dependent economy. In this context, Polish authorities strive to establish the country’s first nuclear power stations.

As Renewables Now reports, the announcement of the new factory comes a few weeks after the Danish wind turbine maker was selected as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.2-GW Baltic Power project, one of the first offshore wind farms in Poland. 

The portal emphasises that the facility, owned by a joint venture between Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power In, will be equipped with 76 units of the V236-15.0 MW machines. 

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Author: Sébastien Meuwissen