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SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center

PRJ-0378 · Site · Bouchain, Hauts-de-France, France

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

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.

Headline: 400 MW Planned / design

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Planned design capacity · 400 MW

Planned / design or future potential · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34651 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Selected headline

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

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Jun 2, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1935 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edf-selects-softbank-and-eclairion-to-deliver-ai-data-center-projects-at-former-power-stations-in-france/

  2. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Preferred bidder selected · True

Actual · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34652 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: May 30, 2026

  1. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Due diligence underway · True

Actual · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34653 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Construction lease planned · True

Actual · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34654 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. SoftBank to spend EUR 75bn building AI data centres in France

    Telecoms.com · Document date: Jun 1, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1936 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.telecoms.com/ai/softbank-to-spend-75bn-building-ai-data-centres-in-france

  2. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Final lease condition · Required authorizations

Actual · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34656 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Brownfield former thermal site · True

Actual · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34659 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

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

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Jun 2, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1935 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edf-selects-softbank-and-eclairion-to-deliver-ai-data-center-projects-at-former-power-stations-in-france/

  2. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Favorable transmission access reported · True

Actual · SoftBank-EDF Bouchain AI Data Center (Project)

Claim 34660 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. EDF selects SoftBank Group as preferred bidder for the development of a large-scale data center at its Bouchain site

    EDF · Document date: May 30, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1933 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-selects-softbank-group-as-preferred-bidder-for-the-development-of-a-large-scale-data-center-at-its-bouchain-site

Counterparties and capital

EDF · Landowner, Utility provider · CMP-0928

SoftBank Group Corp. · Developer, Operator · CMP-0707

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