product · May 22, 2026
French AION Consortium Bids €10 Billion for AI Data Center Campus in France
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AION consortium of Iliad, Scaleway, Orange, Ardian, EDF and others announces €10 billion ($11.6 billion) bid on May 20, 2026 for major data center campus in France. Group formed last year responds to EU AI infrastructure push with €20 billion fund; Ardian infrastructure head Benoît Gaillochet expects private investors, banks and EU grants. Scaleway focuses on sovereign cloud and AI platform; project leverages France's low-carbon nuclear energy.
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