Kazakhstan Builds Ekibastuz Data Center Valley, With 50 MW First Phase Planned for June 2027
DataNews Editorial Team
Construction is under way on a data center valley in Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Region, intended to expand Kazakhstan’s high-performance computing infrastructure. The project’s first 50 MW phase is planned to enter service in June 2027, with phased long-term expansion targeted at up to 1 GW.
- A 50 MW first phase in Ekibastuz is planned for commissioning in June 2027.
- The park is intended to expand in phases to a long-term total capacity of up to 1 GW.
- The facility is under construction and planned, not operational.
- Kazakhstan has separately announced a US$10 billion AI and digital-infrastructure agreement package involving Firebird Database and NVIDIA.
- The connection between the Ekibastuz project and the planned 100,000-GPU cluster has not been established.
Kazakhstan is building a data center valley in Ekibastuz, in the Pavlodar Region, as part of its expansion of infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing workloads.
The first phase is specified at 50 MW and is planned for commissioning in June 2027. The wider park is intended to scale in phases to a long-term total capacity of up to 1 GW. The project is described as under construction and planned; it is not an operating facility.
The proposed build-out would represent a substantial increase in Kazakhstan’s available capacity for high-density compute and cloud infrastructure if financing and delivery are secured. A phased path to 1 GW could increase regional demand for electricity supply, data center engineering capability and associated equipment.
Separately, the Government of Kazakhstan announced on June 15, 2026, a US$10 billion package of agreements with Firebird Database and NVIDIA in AI and digital infrastructure. The plans include a compute cluster of 100,000 GPUs. The available information does not establish whether that package, or the GPU cluster, is directly tied to the Ekibastuz project. The US$10 billion figure should therefore not be treated as CAPEX for the Ekibastuz data center valley.
Key project details, including ownership, operator, financing, power-supply arrangements, PUE and the schedule for later phases, have not been disclosed in the available material.
If delivered, the project could create a material new Central Asian hub for AI and cloud workloads. Even the initial phase establishes demand for power and supporting data center infrastructure, while the 1 GW long-term target could alter the scale of the regional market for large, high-density facilities.
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This article was prepared by the DataNews editorial team based on the sources listed above.