EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center
700 MW AI data center in Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France: announced.
- Capacity: 700 MW
- Location: Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France
- Developer: OpCore
- Status: announced
- Estimated cost: $4.6B
- Energy source: Low-carbon French grid connection on EDF former power-plant land
EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center is a 700 MW AI data center project located in Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France, currently announced. It is being built by OpCore. The estimated build cost is $4.6B. Its energy source is listed as Low-carbon French grid connection on EDF former power-plant land. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across France, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
EDF chose OpCore in November 2025 to build a computing campus on the site of the former Montereau thermal power plant in Seine-et-Marne, in the wider Paris region. EDF says it will be one of Europe's largest, using the state's fast-track grid connection, with first commissioning in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center?
- EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center is an AI data center project in Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center?
- EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center is in Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France.
- How big is EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center?
- Data Center Index tracks EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center at 700 MW, on an estimated $4.6B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
- Who is building EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center?
- OpCore is developing EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center.
- When will EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center come online?
- The next building at EDF / OpCore Montereau AI Data Center is expected online 2027. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- EDF (edf.fr · press · 2025-11-17)
- InfraVia Capital Partners (infraviacapital.com · press · 2025-11-17)
- Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2025-11-17)
- iliad (iliad.fr · press · 2025-11-17)