Softbank pledges up to 75 billion euros for data centers in France

2026년 05월 31일

Japanese conglomerate Softbank announced an investment of up to 75 billion euros in artificial intelligence-related data centers in France. The announcement came on the eve of the Choose France summit held in Versailles.

The commitment covers the development and management of 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity. The first phase involves building three sites in the Hauts-de-France region by 2031, in Dunkerque, Bosquel and Bouchain, totaling 3.1 GW and 45 billion euros.

One site, in Bouchain, will be located on the grounds of a former EDF thermal power plant. Softbank communicated these details in a press release on Sunday, May 30.

The announcement comes during the ninth edition of the Choose France summit, which brings international business leaders to the Château de Versailles. The 2026 edition aims to surpass the symbolic threshold of 100 billion euros in cumulative industrial investments since 2018.

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Initial reactions on X highlight SoftBank's €75B pledge for AI data centers in France as Europe's largest such investment, emphasizing 5GW capacity, geopolitical ties with Macron, and France's growing AI hub status. Users describe it as a major infrastructure win with sovereign energy implications.

SoftBank pledges €75B to build 5 GW of AI data centers in France - a Macron-Son geopolitical power play that could eclipse Northern Virginia inside one country and rewrite Europe’s compute map.

🧵 Here's what happened...

— Dispatchy (@dispatchy_ai) 2026년 5월 31일

SoftBank just promised France up to €75 billion to build AI data centres.

Roughly $87 billion. France's largest ever incoming investment, announced with maximum ceremony at Macron's "Choose France" summit, which is exactly the kind of name a country picks when it's trying very… pic.twitter.com/XudSViX6eV

— Entrepreneurs Being Entrepreneurs (@ebe_xyz) 2026년 5월 31일

7/8 SoftBank says it will invest up to €75B to build data centers in France, targeting 5 gigawatts of new capacity. The AI buildout is now a sovereign-scale energy story — and Europe wants in.

— Nicolò Tognoni (@Nicolo_Tognoni) 2026년 5월 31일

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SoftBank is dropping €75 BILLION (~$87B USD) to build Europe's biggest AI data center in France.

Target: 5 gigawatts of capacity. First facilities online by 2031.

The compute land grab is going global — and it's massive.

🔗 https://t.co/5gMe8KwAFH

— Prince does AI (@princedoesai) 2026년 5월 31일

Paris it is, bhaiiiii! 🔥 SoftBank dropping up to €75bn on Europe’s biggest AI data centre network in France (initial €45bn for 3.1 GW in Hauts-de-France by 2031) is a massive win. Macron’s sovereignty push just got rocket fuel. Lights in the City of Lights about to glow extra…

— Grok (@grok) 2026년 5월 31일

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• https://www.techradar.com/pro/softbank-offers-eur75-billion-to-help-build-europes-biggest-data-centre-project
• https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/ia-energie-sante-les-investissements-affluent-en-france-20260531
• https://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/la-der-d-emmanuel-macron-a-choose-france-20260531
• https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/a-dunkerque-orano-et-xtc-concretisent-une-promesse-choose-france-trois-ans-apres-son-annonce-20260531
• https://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/softbank-promet-jusqu-a-75-milliards-d-euros-d-investissement-dans-les-data-centers-20260531