Equinor and Polenergia have begun preparatory work in the landfall area, where the export cables carrying electricity generated by the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind farms will come ashore. The drilling will allow for the installation of the power cable and the transmission of energy generated by the offshore wind farms. The drilling itself, scheduled to begin in March, will be conducted underground using an environmentally safe and non-intrusive method.

The junction between the offshore and onshore sections is located in Lędowo, west of Ustka. The goal of the work is to prepare the site for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) beneath the seabed, beach, and dunes. "This means that the export cables will be brought onshore using trenchless technology, in a non-invasive and environmentally safe manner."

"We are rapidly approaching the construction phase of the offshore wind farms. We are now starting preparatory work for the drilling in the landfall area, a key site for transmitting power from the offshore wind farms. The landfall area was selected following extensive engineering and environmental studies. These studies considered various factors, including the ecosystem, land use, historical characteristics, and the technical feasibility of the drilling," said Andrzej Popadiuk, Stakeholder Manager, Equinor Polska.

Drilling operations will begin in mid-March and continue until September 2025. "The cables will come ashore approximately 160 meters from the shoreline, just beyond the technical zone. The maximum length of a single drill bore will be around 1.5 km, and the maximum depth will be about 40 meters. One borehole of approximately 900 mm in diameter will be drilled for each of the four cable lines."

"All construction work has been designed to minimize potential disruptions. The local beach will remain accessible to residents and tourists for most of the time while the underground work is being carried out," assured Marta Porzuczek, Director of the Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Department at Polenergia Group.

The HDD method involves performing horizontal directional drilling at a planned depth using specialized drilling heads. The work will be carried out in several stages: pilot drilling, hole expansion, installation of a protective conduit for the cable, and, in the final stage, pulling the cables through the prepared passage. The main contractor for this part of the project is Hanab.

The start of work on the landfall area is another milestone bringing the offshore wind farm construction phase closer. The Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects, with a total capacity of 1,440 MW, will be located in Poland's exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, 37 km and 22 km from the coastline, respectively. "The first energy from the offshore wind farms will be delivered to the grid in 2027, with commercial operation scheduled to begin in 2028. The Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 farms will provide green energy to over 2 million households in Poland."