Vestas shelves Polish wind turbine plant on low European demand

Danish upwind turbine shaper Vestas has shelved plans to unfastened its biggest mill successful Poland, the institution said successful an emailed connection to Reuters connected Saturday, citing weaker-than-expected request successful Europe.

Vestas announced plans for a 2nd offshore upwind turbine works successful Poland past year. The factory, which was expected to make much than 1,000 jobs, would nutrient blades and commencement operations successful 2026.

However, plans for the improvement person present been paused, "due to little than projected request for offshore upwind successful Europe," the institution said, adding that it "continues to put successful a section manufacturing footprint wherever the offshore upwind marketplace measurement and certainty allow."

The suspension of plans was archetypal reported by the Financial Times.

In August, Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a measure meant to easiness rules for gathering onshore upwind farms. A week aboriginal Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters that the state would "radically summation onshore upwind capacity," adding that the authorities was moving connected a solution to let much businesslike upwind turbines to beryllium installed astatine existing upwind farms.

Renewable vigor accumulation has been expanding successful Poland astatine the disbursal of coal-fired power, though the second inactive dominates the mix. In 2024, astir 30% of Polish energy was generated from renewable sources.