France to harness nuclear power for AI data centres, says Macron

March 10, 2026 5:59 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron and Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) attend the IAEA Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, France, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/Pool

PARIS, March ‌10 (Reuters) - ​France ​will be able to open ‌data centres and meet ⁠the needs of artificial ‌intelligence thanks to ‌its large energy exports, French President Emmanuel ​Macron said on Tuesday.

"In France, last ⁠year, we exported 90 terawatt-hours ​of decarbonized electricity. Thanks to our nuclear ​plants, we have ‌the ability to open data ⁠centers, to build computing capacity, to be ⁠at the heart of the ​artificial intelligence challenge," Macron said in his keynote speech ‌at the World Nuclear Energy summit ‌in Paris.

(Reporting ⁠by Forrest ‌Crellin and ​Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Sudip ‌Kar-Gupta)



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