Firebird AI opens NVIDIA-based compute data center in Armenia

Firebird AI has opened a compute data center in Hrazdan, in Armenia’s Kotayk Province, using NVIDIA technologies. According to the provided source, the facility is the largest compute center in the region, although this position has not been independently verified.

The source reports that Firebird received an export licence from the US Department of Commerce in November 2025 to supply NVIDIA B200 accelerators to Armenia. Access to these accelerators is central to the project’s stated role as high-performance AI computing infrastructure.

Power availability is also a material element of the project. The source says the data center will receive electricity in part from the Metsamor nuclear power plant, citing NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredian. Metsamor’s installed capacity is stated as 440 MW; this figure refers to the power plant, not to Firebird’s data-center capacity. The specific supply structure, contracted volume and share of nuclear-generated electricity for the facility were not disclosed.

For the regional data-center market, the development could strengthen Armenia’s position as a location for AI compute if access to advanced GPUs and power supply proves durable. More broadly, the project highlights the dual dependency of AI infrastructure deployment on energy resources and export authorisations for high-performance compute equipment.