In brief
Kazakhstan plans a 20‑year Data Center Valley that could generate $3.1 billion in annual export revenue, according to a Xinhua report. The first phase will deliver 304 MW of capacity through three centers launched in late 2027, while subsequent phases target 1 GW by 2029. Overall investment is projected at $115 billion, with a significant focus on a large‑scale GPU cluster.
According to Xinhua, Kazakhstan’s Data Center Valley project is expected to generate about 3.1 billion U.S. dollars in annual export revenue, the Kazakh prime minister’s press service said on Friday.
Located in Almaty, the 20‑year initiative will invest an estimated $115 billion, according to KPMG estimates cited by the government.
The first phase involves three data centers with a combined capacity of 304 megawatts—68 MW, 164 MW, and 72 MW—scheduled to begin operations in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2027.
For the second phase, preliminary agreements have been signed to deploy 480 MW of computing capacity, potentially expanding to 620 MW. Negotiations are also underway with other companies to develop an additional 240 MW, potentially expanding to 420 MW.
The project is projected to reach 1 gigawatt of capacity by 2029.
Earlier government announcements noted that the Data Center Valley would establish a large‑scale computing cluster equipped with 100,000 graphics processing units, with a planned investment of $10 billion.
Kazakhstan's Data Center Valley project is expected to generate about 3.1 billion U.S. dollars in annual export revenue.
While the Xinhua report presents these figures as confirmed by the prime minister’s press service, independent verification of the projected export revenue remains pending.
