ORLEN Joins 13 Partners to Launch Baltic Energy Initiative

ORLEN has joined 13 energy companies and organisations from Northern and Central Europe to establish the Baltic Energy Initiative, a new regional partnership aimed at strengthening energy security, competitiveness and cooperation across the Baltic Sea region.

The agreement brings together 14 organisations from Poland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Norway. Alongside ORLEN, the founding partners include Eesti Energia, Enefit, Fortum, KN Energies, DNV Energy Systems, Topsoe, Siemens Energy, Adven, Steady Energy, P2X Solutions, Latvenergo, Gasgrid Finland and Orsted.

The initiative will provide a platform for the partners to pool expertise, share experience and develop energy projects with an international reach. Areas of cooperation will include offshore wind, LNG and bioLNG, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon transport, nuclear power and small modular reactors (SMRs).

“The challenges facing the energy sector today are too great to be addressed by individual countries or companies acting alone. The Baltic Energy Initiative will allow us not only to take part in major energy transition projects, but also to influence their direction,” said Ireneusz Fąfara, CEO and President of the Management Board of ORLEN.

“By bringing together the expertise, infrastructure and investment capabilities of European companies, we can strengthen energy security, make better use of available funding, and enhance the competitiveness of the Baltic Sea region,” he added.

The partners will also work together to seek funding from European Union programmes and other international sources. The alliance is intended to support cross-border projects, facilitate knowledge sharing and develop recommendations on regulations and support mechanisms for strategic energy investments.

For ORLEN, the initiative creates opportunities to build partnerships around projects supporting the Group’s transformation while helping shape solutions for the wider energy market. The company is particularly focused on areas in which it is expanding its own capabilities and assets, including offshore wind, LNG, hydrogen, CCS and nuclear power.

Protecting critical energy infrastructure will also be a key area of cooperation. Members will exchange experience in infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness and responses to physical and hybrid threats. They will jointly assess projects designed to improve infrastructure resilience and explore potential financing opportunities.

The Baltic Energy Initiative is also intended to strengthen the region’s influence in discussions with European institutions. By developing common positions and recommendations on regulation, investment and support mechanisms, the partners aim to communicate the Baltic Sea region’s priorities more effectively and unlock greater potential for energy development across the region.