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France's EDF identifies land for data centres
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Posted on February 10, 2025
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1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
EDF identifies four sites for data centres in France, promoting nuclear power as a clean energy source. The utility offers support for digital companies.
PARIS (Reuters) -France's EDF said on Monday it had identified four sites on its own land for data centres, as the state-owned utility seeks to speed up investments in the power-hungry infrastructure.
EDF's statement came as France hosts a summit on artificial intelligence (AI) with political and business leaders discussing issues around the nascent technology.
France is a major producer of nuclear power, which it is promoting as a reliable and clean source of energy for data centres.
EDF said the four sites identified had available grid connections with total available power estimated at 2 gigawatts (GW). It is searching for two additional sites, it also said.
"For digital companies who wish to do so, EDF will also offer personalized support for the end-to-end completion of the necessary steps to develop their project," EDF said.
An EDF executive said last year that the utility is in talks with three companies to power their 1 gigawatt (GW) data centre projects in France, but cautioned that grid connections could slow down the start of projects.
(Reporting by Forrest CrellinEditing by Tomasz Janowski)
EDF has identified four sites on its own land for data centres, aiming to speed up investments in this infrastructure.
EDF is promoting nuclear power as a reliable and clean source of energy for data centres.
The four sites identified by EDF have available grid connections with a total estimated power of 2 gigawatts (GW).
EDF will offer personalized support for the end-to-end completion of the necessary steps to develop their data centre projects.
Yes, EDF is searching for two additional sites beyond the four already identified.
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