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SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center

Bouchain, Hauts-de-France, FrancePreconstruction
Evidence
Planned / design
400 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
EDF

EDF selected SoftBank as preferred bidder for a planned 400 MW data center at Bouchain; due diligence and conditional lease work precede any construction. SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center is located in Bouchain, Hauts-de-France, FR and is a data center campus in preconstruction status.

Program relationships

SoftBank France AI Data Center Program · Program

Capacity

Planned design capacity

Planned / design or future potential

400 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Due diligence and construction-lease processAnnounced or preconstruction

Preliminary lease expected during diligence; final lease conditioned on required authorizations.

Milestones (2)
EDF selects SoftBank for Bouchain

May 30, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Technical, environmental and administrative studies begin

May 30, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

EDF

Landowner · Utility provider

Sources by role
Landowner / Utility provider (1)
SoftBank Group Corp.

Developer · Operator

Sources by role
Developer / Operator (1)

Site & development

Construction lease planned

Actual

True

Source

Additional project facts

Preferred bidder selected

Actual

True

Source

Due diligence underway

Actual

True

Source

Final lease condition

Actual

Required authorizations

Source

Brownfield former thermal site

Actual

True

Source

Favorable transmission access reported

Actual

True

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Reported context

400 MW

EDF describes favorable grid-connection conditions for the planned site; 400 MW remains a campus design figure, not a signed service amount.

Onsite generation

Reported context

605 MW

Existing combined-cycle plant context only; no dedicated supply or behind-the-meter relationship is asserted.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.