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Verne Ile-de-France AI Campus

Ile-de-France, Île-de-France, FrancePreconstruction
Evidence
Planned / design
500 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
EDF · RTE

Ardian and Verne plan a low-carbon AI and HPC campus in Ile-de-France with a 500 MW target and an initial approximately 200+ MW phase by 2030. Verne Ile-de-France AI Campus is located in Ile-de-France, FR and is a data center campus in preconstruction status.

Capacity

Planned initial capacity approximately over

Planned / design or future potential

200 MW

Source

Planned total capacity

Planned / design or future potential

500 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

Initial campus phaseAnnounced or preconstruction

First disclosed physical phase.

Full campus targetAnnounced or preconstruction

Future envelope, not incremental to the initial phase.

Milestones (2)
Ardian and Verne announced Ile-de-France campus

Jun 1, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Approximately 200+ MW initial phase targeted by 2030

2030 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

Ardian

Investor

Sources by role
Investor (1)
Investor (1)
Investor (1)
Verne

Developer · Operator

Sources by role
Developer / Operator (1)
Developer (1)
Other participants (3)
Bouygues Group

Contractor

Sources by role
Contractor (1)
EDF

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
RTE

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Planned investment up to

Actual

€5 billion

Source

Financing records

Planned development investment envelope

€5,000,000,000

Jun 1, 2026

Up-to amount for the physical campus; FT reported approximately one-third equity and two-thirds debt, with lenders undisclosed.

Parties & sources

Ardian (Equity sponsor) · Verne (Developer / investment vehicle)

Sources (3)

Site & development

Site in large industrial hub

Actual

True

Source

Additional project facts

Initial phase target year

Actual

2030

Source

Low carbon electricity design

Actual

True

Source

Aion bid supporting site

Actual

True

Source

Hundreds of jobs claimed

Actual

True

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

High-capacity low-carbon electricity collaboration named; no executed service capacity disclosed.

Utility service

Planned or represented

EDF named in low-carbon electricity collaboration; not a public project-specific supply contract.

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

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