Danish contractor Cadeler has completed installation of all 76 turbines at the Baltic Power project, the 1.2 gigawatt development described as Poland’s first offshore wind farm, MarineLink reported on 7 October 2026. The work was carried out using the company’s jack-up vessels Wind Osprey and Wind Mover.
The completion of the turbine installation campaign represents a major construction milestone for the scheme and concludes the vessel-led phase of putting turbine units in place at sea. Cadeler’s two jack-up vessels were identified in the report as the units that executed the lifts and mechanical placement across the array.
Installation campaign and vessels
MarineLink’s account specifies that the Wind Osprey and Wind Mover performed the installation tasks that delivered all 76 turbines to their foundations. The contractor’s use of two jack-up vessels allowed the campaign to progress until every turbine was set in position.
Following the mechanical installation of turbines, projects of this scale typically progress to commissioning and final testing steps before full commercial operation, and the completion of the installation campaign sets the stage for those subsequent activities. The report indicates the industry handover from heavy marine construction to onshore and at-sea commissioning work will follow.
Significance for Poland’s offshore wind sector
The Baltic Power project has been described in the report as Poland’s first offshore wind farm and at 1.2 gigawatts it represents a sizable capacity addition to the country’s low-carbon generation plans. The report frames the finished turbine campaign as a landmark moment for the project and for the national offshore sector.
Completion of the installation works by Cadeler closes the chapter on a complex marine logistics operation, involving turbine delivery, heavy lifts and sequential installation across the site. The report underlines the role of specialist installation vessels in delivering utility-scale offshore turbines at sea and names the two Cadeler jack-ups as central to that work.
MarineLink noted the date of the item as 7 October 2026 and reported the details summarised here. The announcement confirms the mechanical placement phase is finished and that the project will move into its next operational phases, as indicated by the source.
The contractor’s successful conclusion of the turbine campaign will now be followed by the tasks required to prepare the wind farm for generating at scale, steps that generally include electrical commissioning, system integration and final regulatory approvals. The report confines its account to the installation milestone and the vessels involved, leaving timing and sequencing of subsequent stages to the project operator and regulators to determine.
The completion of turbine installation at Baltic Power adds a concrete entry to the record of offshore wind projects delivered in northern Europe and demonstrates continued demand for specialist jack-up installation capacity. Cadeler’s Wind Osprey and Wind Mover are cited in the report as the units that completed the final lifts, bringing the 76-turbine campaign to a close.
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