How wind power grew in Poland
Poland's first wind turbine was a 150 kW Nordtank machine built in 1991 at the Żarnowiec hydro plant. The first commercial wind farm, at Barzowice, started in April 2001 with six turbines. Offshore wind arrived only in 2026. On 10 July that year Baltic Power, owned by Orlen and Northland Power, delivered its first electricity to the grid.
A 2016 law set a minimum distance of ten times a turbine's total height, roughly 1,500 m, and sent siting through local plans. An amendment in 2023 let municipalities allow as little as 700 m. A bill cutting the floor to 500 m was vetoed by President Nawrocki on 21 August 2025. Offshore support began with Poland's first contract-for-difference auction on 17 December 2025. It awarded 3.435 GW for 25 years to Baltic East, Baltica 9 and Bałtyk I.
Onshore wind reached 11,306 MW on 30 September 2026 in the energy regulator's register. Wind generated about 21.9 TWh in 2025, 13.8% of demand on grid operator data. The updated national energy and climate plan of 2026 has onshore wind at 15.8 GW in 2030 and 20.4 GW in 2040 in its reference scenario. Offshore reaches 5.9 GW in 2030 and 11.8 GW in 2040 in the same scenario.
Sources: Globenergia · Northland Power · CMS · Notes from Poland · Energy Regulatory Office · Energy Regulatory Office · PSE · Government of Poland
Where Poland's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Coal | 50.6% |
| Gas | 14.4% |
| Wind | 13.9% |
| Solar | 11.3% |
| Bioenergy | 4.9% |
| Other fossil fuels | 3.7% |
| Hydro | 1.0% |
| Geothermal and other renewables | 0.1% |
Wind farms in Poland
We track 275 wind farms in Poland: 9.0 GW operating and 22.2 GW under construction, consented or planned, with 20.9 GW of it offshore. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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