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France Unveils €30 Billion in Domestic Projects as Opcore and EDF Plan €4 Billion AI Data Center

EDF supplies land with accelerated grid access at the former Montereau plant to enable service in 2027.

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.