To support the State's re-industrialisation and digital sovereignty strategy and strengthen its attractivity to high-power industries, the French NRA (the Commission de regulation de l’énergie – CRE) approved a specific procedure on 7^th May 2025 for the rapid connection of very high-power consumption facilities on suitable sites. 

In accordance with the conditions outlined in Article 1.4.3 of the Technical Reference Documentation (available in the Library), the French State has asked RTE to pre-reserve:

• a capacity of 1300 MW at the "Zone Industrie Avenir" area of the "Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque" (Loon-Plage, Nord, Hauts-de-France);
• a capacity of 1000 MW at the "Parc'Innov" area (Bure and Saudron, Meuse and Haute-Marne, Grand-Est).

These pre-bookings are valid for up to 9 months from 17^th September 2026 and can be extended by up to 3 months if a land allocation selection process is ongoing at the end of the 9 months.

The State has also asked for an extension of the 700 MW capacity pre-booking at the "Grande Industrie" area of the "Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque" in the commune of Bourbourg in the Nord department (Hauts-de-France). This pre-booking, which initially was supposed to end on 15^th September 2026, is thus extended for 3 more months.

The pre-reserved capacity is immediately reserved and will be taken into account in the exploratory studies and technical and financial proposals (and not accepted), which are affected by this reservation.

September 17^th, 2026