SoftBank Dunkirk (Loon-Plage) AI Data Center

AI dedicated

Operated by SoftBank · Loon-Plage, Hauts-de-France, FR2 srcupdated 5d ago

One of three Hauts-de-France sites in SoftBank Group's announced 5 GW French AI data center programme, disclosed at the 2026 Choose France summit. Per-site capacity was not broken out; SoftBank stated a first phase of 3.1 GW across the three sites by 2031 and named Schneider Electric as industrial partner at the Port of Dunkirk.

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Status
announced
Current capacity
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Power source
grid-mixed
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PUE
Capex

Location

City
Loon-Plage
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
FR
Coordinates
50.9975, 2.2075
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