The first 50 MW facility at Kazakhstan’s Data Center Valley in the Pavlodar Region is scheduled to begin operations in June 2027. The progress of the project was reviewed at a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
Construction is currently in an active phase. Excavation work for the energy centre and AI factory buildings is 90% complete, while foundation work has begun.
By the end of December 2026, the project is expected to see the completion of the main data centre and power unit buildings, an administrative and support complex, security checkpoints and part of the external utility infrastructure. Commissioning work is due to be completed in May 2027.
A 215 MW substation has been acquired to supply power to the project. Plans for water supply networks have also been developed, while the telecommunications infrastructure is currently being designed. In the longer term, the total capacity of Data Center Valley is expected to be expanded in stages to 1 GW.
An ecosystem for the development of artificial intelligence, cloud technologies and digital services is being created at Data Center Valley in partnership with Firebird AI and NVIDIA. Talks are also under way with foreign companies on developing additional IT capacity, attracting investors and anchor customers, deploying high-performance computing clusters and expanding cloud services.
"Our immediate priority is to complete construction of the first facility in June 2027. At the same time, we are creating the engineering infrastructure that will allow us to gradually expand the campus’s capacity in line with confirmed customer demand," said Bagdat Musin, Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhtelecom.
The meeting also reviewed preparations for the Cloud First Policy (Data Embassy) project. The initiative would allow foreign governments to host their data in Kazakhstan while retaining full legal sovereignty over it.
Bektenov said Data Center Valley should provide the infrastructure foundation for the development of artificial intelligence and cloud services, while strengthening Kazakhstan’s position as a regional AI hub in Central Asia.
Following the meeting, the prime minister instructed officials to ensure that construction work is completed on schedule and to expand cooperation with foreign technology companies in order to attract new partners.
