Kazakhstan Builds Ekibastuz Data Center Valley, With 50 MW First Phase Planned for June 2027

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.