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France's EDF in talks on offers to power three 1GW data centres

EDF remains in talks with three business to power their 1 gigawatt (GW) information centre tasks in France, an executive at the French energy said on Thursday, as need for the powerhungry operations booms on growing use of artificial intelligence.

State-owned EDF is the world's biggest producer of nuclear power, which is progressively viewed as a potential source of tidy energy for technology business.

Marc Benayoun, executive director in charge of customers and territories at EDF, informed a press rundown that the information centre jobs were still looking for appropriate sites.

He declined to talk about which business were involved.

French electrical energy demand has actually not totally recovered from a. pandemic-induced slump and EDF is set to export approximately 90. terawatt hours (TWh) of electrical energy this year, Benayoun said.

EDF generally exports about 40 TWh a year however exports have. leapt in 2024, assisted likewise by lower prices than in markets such. as Germany.

Future demand for electricity will feature transport. electricification in addition to need from industry and information. centres, Benayoun added.

(source: Reuters)