Status: Announced / Initial Site Allocation | Location: Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Region
The Pavlodar Data Center Valley (Ekibastuz Hub) stands as a landmark industrial achievement, shifting the landscape of high-performance computing across Central Asia. Officially announced on June 29, 2026, by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov during a joint parliamentary session, this monumental 1-gigawatt (GW) development in Ekibastuz addresses Kazakhstan’s urgent push for deep digital sovereignty. Backed by a $10 billion strategic development program alongside U.S.-based cloud infrastructure giant Firebird and computing leader NVIDIA, the project moves the nation away from its historical reliance on foreign cloud frameworks, constructing a regional destination for global AI training and high-density algorithmic inference. Advanced resource optimization and regional power scaling form the twin pillars of the Pavlodar Valley engineering framework. Because housing thousands of next-generation NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) generates enormous structural thermal loads, Firebird has designed the facility with a hybrid infrastructure scheme. To mitigate water resource depletion in the arid Pavlodar steppe, the campus prioritizes advanced closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling networks paired with high-efficiency air heat rejection systems, maintaining a low power usage effectiveness (PUE) target and eliminating continuous wastewater. Economically, the multi-billion-dollar project revitalizes the historic Ekibastuz energy corridor, generating thousands of heavy industrial construction roles and cultivating a long-term technical workforce within Pavlodar Region.
| Field | Value |
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| Project Name | Pavlodar Valley: 1GW Firebird & NVIDIA AI Hub Kazakhstan |
| Location | Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Region |
| Status | Announced / Initial Site Allocation |
| Project Type | National Sovereign AI Infrastructure & Megacampus Hub |
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| Header | Details |
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| City Name | Ekibastuz City in Kazakhstan |
| Population | Approximately 155,000 (estimated) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Approximately 170,000 |
| Economic Profile | 🔒 Detailed city intelligence available to subscribers |
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