France’s Plan Prométhée calls for 12GW of AI compute by 2029
AymericRoucher · x · 2026-07-22
France can still become a leader in the AI race, according to the Plan Prométhée note.
The argument is that compute is the key bottleneck: the plan calls for building 12GW of AI compute capacity by 2029 so France can compete with the U.S. and China. The authors frame it as a historic industrial opportunity, comparable to the country’s nuclear buildout in the 1960s, but with similar costs and the promise of prosperity.
They have published a detailed version of the note, with annexes, and say more is coming.
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