French energy firm EDF is offering up land for potential data center developments that could total more than 2GW.

The French energy utility this week announced it was requesting expressions of interest for digital companies wishing to build data centers on EDF-owned land in France.

EDF is offering “ready-to-use” land spaces connected to the electrical grid. The company said this will reduce the time needed to complete projects “by several years.”

The company has pre-identified four industrial sites on its own land, with a total available power estimated at 2GW. EDF aims to offer two additional sites by 2026. Further details weren’t shared.

“Land spaces will be allocated on the basis of objective and transparent criteria, focusing in particular on the credibility and maturity of companies' projects,” EDF said. The utility noted it will offer support for the end-to-end completion of projects where necessary, and may “propose electricity supply and services” suited to the developments.

Stéphane Raison, director of EDF in charge of the installation of large consumption sites, stated: "In France, thanks to EDF and its mix mainly composed of nuclear and renewables, our electricity is abundant, competitive, and low-carbon.

"This is a major asset to attract players in the digital sector whose electricity needs are linked to the development of artificial intelligence. EDF offers concrete solutions to companies wishing to set up in France with the aim of accelerating the time needed to complete their projects."

EDF is the world's largest nuclear power producer – with its nuclear output topping 360TWh in 2024.

In October, EDF launched Project Giga to meet the growing energy demand from artificial intelligence data centers. The project plans to leverage EDF’s land and grid connections to supply low-carbon power to major hyperscalers such as Microsoft and Google.