Investments of $10 billion and capacity up to 1 GW: how Data Center Valley is being built in Ekibastuz
Madiyev and Musin visited the Data Center Valley site
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
Zhaslan Madiyev, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development and Digital Development of Kazakhstan, and Bagdat Musin, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC Kazakhtelecom, inspected the construction of the Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz. This is a major infrastructure project in the field of artificial intelligence and data processing, the press service of the department reported.
During the working trip, the delegation familiarized themselves with the progress of construction work, the stages of project implementation, and the prospects for creating an international computing power center in Kazakhstan.
Data Center Valley will become a large-scale technological cluster for hosting data centers, developing AI, and attracting international technology companies. The total capacity of the facility will be 1 GW.
The capacities of the first stage of the Data Center Valley are already reserved at 215 MW. In 2027, they will be increased to 300 MW. The investment volume is planned to be 10 billion dollars. Project partners are NVIDIA and Firebird AI.
Madiyev stated that Data Center Valley has strategic importance for Kazakhstan. According to him, AI technologies actively contribute to the growth of the economy and the republic's competitiveness at the global level.
Our task is to create conditions under which international companies will not just use Kazakhstan's infrastructure, but develop their projects here, invest, and form new competencies
The press service of the department added that the main advantage of the Data Center Valley is access to electricity at a tariff of 2.5 cents per kWh. The site will use advanced cooling technologies and ensure compliance with environmental standards.
