France Data Center Market Investment Analysis Report 2025-2030: New Entrants include CloudHQ, Nation Data Center, Mistral AI, NTT DATA, PHOCEA DC, Yondr, evroc, DataOne, Goodman and OPCORE (2025)

Research and Markets

Tue, 22 Apr 2025, 5:08 am 6 min read

Key growth drivers include government tax credits for renewable energy, strategic investments with the UAE in AI data centers, and adoption of innovative cooling technologies. Major players like Digital Realty, Equinix, and NTT DATA are fueling market expansion. Discover insights on the competitive landscape, infrastructure investments, and market forecasts.

French Data Center Market

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• France's government took several initiatives to support investment in renewable energy through a tax credit program. For instance, in December 2023, the France government introduced tax credits for renewable energy investment, including projects such as the production of batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, and heat pumps. Under this program, the government provides tax credits between 20% to 60%, depending on the size and location of the projects.

• The France government is taking the initiative to support AI data center growth and digital infrastructure in France. For instance, in February 2024, the French government announced that it had signed an agreement with the government of the United Arab Emirates to invest around USD 52 billion for an AI data center in France with a power capacity of around 1 GW.

• Data centers involved in research and development activities might qualify for the Credit d'Impot Recherche (CIR), which offers a tax credit for eligible R&D expenditures.

• In the France data center market, facilities are starting to adopt liquid cooling technologies for their data center to improve cooling and power consumption in data centers. For instance, in January 2024, DATA4 announced that it had signed a partnership with OVHcloud to provide OVHcloud's liquid cooling solution at Data4's site in Marcoussis, Paris.

• In October 2024, Amazon announced that through its subsidiary Amazon Web Services, it will provide digital skill training, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and security, to around 600,000 people in France by 2030.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and the France colocation market revenue.

• Assessment of the data center investment in France by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.

• Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.

• A detailed study of the existing France data center market landscape, an in-depth market analysis, and insightful predictions about the France data center market size during the forecast period.

• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in France

  • Facilities Covered (Existing): 146

  • Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 21

  • Coverage: 40+ Cities

  • Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)

  • Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)

• Data center colocation market in France

  • Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2030)

  • Retail vs Wholesale Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2030)

  • Retail & Wholesale Colocation Pricing

• The France data center market landscape investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.

• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.

• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.

• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspects of the market.