Kazakhstan Bets $10 Billion on AI With Nvidia-Backed Data Center Valley
IEA Sees Massive Oil Surplus In 2027 As Middle East Supply Returns Eurasianet is an independent news organization that covers news from and about the South Caucasus and Central Asia, providing on-the-ground reporting and critical perspectives on… The Kazakh government has inked a $10 billion deal with US chip-making giant Nvidia and an Armenian-American cloud company to develop a 'Data Center Valley' in the country’s northern Pavlodar region.
The deal is seen as anchoring a broader effort to turn Kazakhstan into a global digital hub.
Kazakhstan recently adopted a development strategy called “Digital Qazaqstan“ to guide the country’s transformation into a cognitive economy through 2029.
“Digital Qazaqstan represents a fundamental transition of Kazakhstan to a new model of development, where data, artificial intelligence, and modern technologies become the foundation of public administration and transform the country's digital ecosystem – from automation of individual services to integrated, data-driven governance,” according to agovernment statement.
A critical element of the digital plan is the creation of an AI and data center hub.
The newly signed deals with Nvidia and Firebird.ai are intended to turn that vision into a reality, with a launch date expected in 2027.
What Kazakh officials are calling “Data Center Valley” will be located near the northern city of Ekibastuz.
Phase 1 of the deal is worth$5 billionand will involve the construction of a 125-Megawatt (MW) data center.
Details about Phase 2 of the project are still to be determined.
Kazakhstan is currently experiencing a countrywide electricity-generating deficit.
But officials say the area around the envisioned data center hub has sufficient capacity to meet growing power needs – 300 MW at present, with plans to reach 1 Gigawatt of annual capacity in the coming years.
“Kazakhstan is systematically building a national infrastructure for AI development.
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