Construction of the first 50-megawatt facility under the
Data Center Valley project is underway in the Pavlodar region. Progress on the
project was reviewed at a meeting chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov. Excavation work for the foundation pits of the power centers and AI
factories is nearing completion, while foundation work has already begun. Construction
of the main data center buildings and engineering infrastructure is scheduled
to be completed by year-end, with the facility expected to become operational
in June 2027. The meeting also addressed work on the Cloud First Policy
project, which will allow data from foreign countries to be hosted in
Kazakhstan while retaining their full legal sovereignty. The Data Center Valley
is expected to strengthen Kazakhstan’s position in the global market for
digital services and computing capacity. Its development will proceed in
stages, with the complex’s total capacity set to reach 1 GW in the long term.
The site will house data processing centers, AI factories, GPU clusters, and
cloud platforms of international companies. The digital ecosystem is being
developed jointly with Firebird AI and NVIDIA.
«Equipment
installation will begin early next year. At the same time, we are beginning
construction of a 116-megawatt data center, which is currently in the approval
stage. Our main goal is to complete the first phase of the complex by August
2027, present it to the country and our international partners, and bring it
into full operation. We are also preparing to launch another state-of-the-art
data center in Kosshy,» noted Bagdat Mussin, Chairperson of the Management
Board of Kazakhtelecom JSC.
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