EDF selects SoftBank and Eclairion to deliver AI data center projects at former power stations in France

Energy company EDF has selected SoftBank and Eclairion to build and run AI data centers on two sites it owns in France.

– EDF

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has been chosen as the preferred bidder to design, build, and run a 400MW data center in Bouchain, Northern France.

Meanwhile, French developer Eclairion said it has been selected to deliver a 330MW data center in Loire-sur-Rhône.

EDF said in March 2025 it would offer sites with a total of 2GW of available power to data center developers. The utility said at the time that this could cut development timelines by “several years.”