France 2030 is a €54 billion national investment plan launched by President Emmanuel Macron in October 2021 to accelerate France's reindustrialization, ecological transition, and technological sovereignty. It is structured around 10 objectives across three pillars — Better Production (Mieux Produire), Better Living (Mieux Vivre), and Better Understanding (Mieux Comprendre). The plan targets 100 unicorns, 500 deeptech startups per year, carbon neutrality by 2050, and positioning France as Europe's leading innovation economy. The SGPI (General Secretariat for Investment) coordinates deployment under the Prime Minister's authority.

What are the 10 objectives of France 2030?

The 10 objectives: (1) Develop innovative small nuclear reactors (SMRs) alongside 6 new EPR2 reactors, (2) Become leader in green hydrogen with 4.5 GW electrolysis by 2030 and 8 GW by 2035, (3) Decarbonize industry (target 11M tonnes CO₂ by 2030), (4) Produce 2 million EVs per year (currently 640K), (5) Build first low-carbon aircraft, (6) Invest in healthy and sustainable food, (7) Produce 20+ biomedicines (47 achieved, 2nd in EU), (8) Secure semiconductor supply chains (€5B, 125K wafers), (9) Champion cultural and creative industries, (10) Explore deep sea and space frontiers.

Who oversees and funds France 2030?

France 2030 is coordinated by the SGPI (General Secretariat for Investment), headed by Bruno Bonnell, under the Prime Minister's authority. Execution is handled by Bpifrance (startup and innovation funding), ADEME (ecological transition), ANR (research grants, operating €12B of the budget), and Caisse des Dépôts. An independent committee (CSIA) evaluates effectiveness. The 2025 French budget allocated €5.8 billion for France 2030, though the Senate voted to freeze €1 billion in future grants as part of deficit reduction.

What is Choose France and how much FDI does France attract?

Choose France is an annual summit at the Château de Versailles where global CEOs announce investment projects in France. Since its creation in 2018, it has generated €87.7 billion in investment commitments and over 163,000 jobs. The 2025 edition set a record with 53 projects worth €40.8 billion, including €20.8 billion for AI infrastructure. France has been Europe's number one destination for foreign direct investment for six consecutive years according to the EY European Investment Monitor.

What is France's AI strategy and investment?

France announced €109 billion in AI infrastructure at the February 2025 AI Action Summit — the most ambitious sovereign AI program outside the US and China. Key initiatives include: a 1.4 GW AI Campus joint venture between Bpifrance, MGX (UAE), Mistral AI, and NVIDIA in the Paris region; Mistral AI raising €1.7 billion at an €11.7 billion valuation; 18,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs deployed; the Jean Zay supercomputer supporting 1,400+ AI projects and 150+ startups; and the Choose Europe for Science initiative backed by €500 million to attract global researchers.

What is the difference between France 2030 and France Relance?

France Relance was a €100 billion COVID recovery plan launched in September 2020 focusing on immediate economic stimulus across ecology, competitiveness, and cohesion, with €40 billion in EU support. France 2030, launched in October 2021 with €54 billion, is a forward-looking industrial transformation plan targeting breakthrough innovation, sovereign technologies, and long-term structural competitiveness through 10 strategic objectives spanning nuclear, hydrogen, AI, deeptech, biomedicine, and semiconductors.

Relance 2030 | France's €54B Industrial Transformation — €109B AI Summit, Choose France €40.8B, Verkor Gigafactory Live

Q: What is France's hydrogen strategy for 2030?

France updated its National Hydrogen Strategy in March 2025 with a revised target of 4.5 GW electrolysis by 2030 (down from 6.5 GW), rising to 8 GW by 2035. Total funding of €9 billion is maintained, with €4 billion supporting 1 GW of production over 15 years via Contracts for Difference (CfD) at up to €4/kg. France plans 100 public hydrogen stations by 2030. Four electrolyser manufacturers (McPhy, Elogen, John Cockerill, Genvia) are IPCEI-approved. France bets on domestic self-sufficiency — no imports before 2035 — using its low-carbon nuclear-powered grid.

Q: What battery gigafactories are being built in France?

France's Battery Valley near Dunkirk hosts multiple gigafactories: Verkor inaugurated its 16 GWh facility in December 2025 (targeting 50 GWh by 2030, creating 1,200 direct and 3,000 indirect jobs, supplying the Alpine A390 from 2026); ACC (joint venture of TotalEnergies, Stellantis, and Mercedes-Benz) operates a gigafactory in Billy-Berclau; and Envision AESC is building a 30 GWh plant for Renault. Together these facilities aim to create approximately 20,000 skilled jobs and supply millions of EVs annually.

CHOOSE FRANCE 2025 Record €40.8B in 53 investment projects — France #1 FDI destination in Europe for 6th consecutive year (EY)

AI SUMMIT €109B in AI infrastructure pledged at Paris AI Action Summit Feb 2025 — most ambitious sovereign AI program outside US/China

MISTRAL AI Series C: €1.7B at €11.7B valuation — ASML leads (€1.3B for 11%) — 18,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs deployed in Essonne

AI CAMPUS Bpifrance × MGX × Mistral × NVIDIA joint venture — Europe's largest AI campus — 1.4 GW capacity — Paris region — operational by 2028

VERKOR First battery gigafactory inaugurated Dec 2025 in Dunkirk — 16 GWh capacity — targeting 50 GWh by 2030 — 1,200 direct jobs

NUCLEAR 6 new EPR2 reactors confirmed — Newcleo secures €1.8B for SMR fuel plant in Aube (Grand Est) — France's nuclear renaissance

HYDROGEN Revised strategy Mar 2025: 4.5 GW electrolysis by 2030, 8 GW by 2035 — €9B maintained — €4/kg CfD subsidy for 15 years — 100 stations

DEEPTECH 2,500+ active startups — 385 created in 2024 (+13% YoY) — Target: 500/year and 100 unicorns by 2030 — €7B+ deployed

FDI RECORD Choose France cumulative: €87.7B invested since 2018 — 163,000+ jobs created — Prologis €6.4B, Brookfield €10B, Revolut €1B

SEMICONDUCTORS €5B committed — 125,000 wafers/yr — Target: 234,000 by 2030 — Sovereign chip supply chain reshoring underway

BATTERY VALLEY Dunkirk hub: Verkor (16 GWh) + ACC + Envision AESC — ~20,000 skilled jobs projected — France's EV sovereignty play

CHOOSE EUROPE FOR SCIENCE €500M initiative by Macron × von der Leyen — attracting researchers from US brain drain — super-grants 2025–2027