French Consortium Bids for EU AI Data Centre Fund
The AION consortium including Orange and EDF plans to build a ten billion euro data centre in France to boost European AI infrastructure. The group seeks funding from a new twenty billion euro EU fund alongside private investment to reach a gigawatt of capacity.
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The AION consortium will seek EU funding for a €10 billion ($11.60 billion) data center project planned for France. It aims to secure funding from the €20 billion infrastructure fund the European Union launched in December. The project aims to close the infrastructure gap between Europe and the United States and China.
The consortium includes CAPGEMINI SE, ORANGE, and ATOS SE through its Bull unit. Other members include Iliad, private equity firm Ardian, and utility provider EDF.
