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AION French AI Gigafactory Bid

PRJ-0388 · Program · France

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

AION is a French consortium bid under the EU AI Gigafactories initiative, supported by infrastructure, energy, telecom and cloud participants. AION French AI Gigafactory Bid is located in France, FR and is a compute program in preconstruction status.

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Consortium bid announced · True

Actual · AION French AI Gigafactory Bid (Project)

Claim 35606 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: May 20, 2026

  1. AION consortium candidate for a European AI Gigafactory in France

    EDF · Document date: May 21, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1991 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/ardian-artefact-bull-edf-capgemini-the-iliad-group-orange-and-scaleway-combine-their-expertise-to-run-as-a-candidate-for-a-european-ai-gigafactory-in-france

  2. Ardian, Artefact, Bull, EDF, Capgemini, iliad, Orange and Scaleway combine for AI Gigafactory bid

    Capgemini · Document date: May 20, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1990 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.capgemini.com/us-en/news/press-releases/ardian-artefact-bull-edf-capgemini-the-iliad-grouporange-and-scaleway-combine-their-expertise-to-run-as-acandidate-for-a-european-ai-gigafactory-in-france/

Counterparties and capital

Artefact · Contractor · CMP-0957

Bull · Supplier · CMP-0958

Capgemini · Supplier · CMP-0959

EDF · Utility provider · CMP-0928

Scaleway · Operator · CMP-0962

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