Overview
- The government counted 151 French investment projects worth €30 billion, including €9.2 billion in new commitments tied to the Choose France event.
- Opcore, an Iliad subsidiary, and EDF announced a €4 billion very high‑power data center in Seine‑et‑Marne with commissioning targeted in 2027.
- The facility will occupy EDF’s former Montereau‑Vallée‑de‑la‑Seine thermal plant across Vernou‑La‑Celle‑sur‑Seine and La Grande‑Paroisse.
- EDF’s initiative offers brownfield sites and expedited grid connections to accelerate deployment under its March 2025 call for very high‑power data centers.
- Company statements cite several hundred local jobs and support for a French‑European AI sector, while Le Figaro reports infrastructure fund Infravia as an additional partner.