Poland awards 3.4 GW offshore wind contracts at expensive 477-492 zł/MWh prices.
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Auction winners build 3.4 GW Baltic Sea wind farms post-2030. Orlen Neptun gets 900 MW at 476.88 zł/MWh. PGE Baltica secures 975 MW at 489 zł/MWh. Polenergia-Equinor wins 1,560 MW at 492.32 zł/MWh. PGE Baltica's fourth project loses. Contracts last 25 years with inflation adjustment. State subsidizes low prices via OZE fees – producers pay back high prices. Offshore power costs more than land wind or solar. LCOE hits 530 zł/MWh versus 340 for land wind and 440 for solar. Offshore provides stable winter energy complementing solar. Higher efficiency and reliability than land turbines. Shorter build time and scalability than nuclear. Supports electrification of heating. Boosts Polish supply chain with 284 billion zł value added. Generates 55 billion zł budget revenue. Competition lowers prices below expectations. Protects consumers if market prices spike. Requires gas and storage for balance.

Economy Poland and the Poles Energetics Europe and the EU Green Deal Technology

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