BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Kazakhstan plans
to commission data centers with a total capacity of 186 megawatts
in 2027, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial
Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev said at a
government meeting.


According to the government's press service, another 109
megawatts of data center capacity is planned to be commissioned in
the second quarter of 2028, Madiyev said.


Kazakhstan is also developing a Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz
with a capacity of at least 1 gigawatt. Land has been allocated for
the project, an operator has been selected and engineering
infrastructure has been provided, including electricity from the
Ekibastuz GRES-1 power plant. Construction of the first facilities
has begun.


"In 2027, we plan to commission data centers with a total
capacity of 186 megawatts, and in the second quarter of 2028 -
another 109 megawatts. A package of agreements worth $10 billion
has been signed with Firebird AI, and more than 20 international
technology companies and investors have expressed interest in the
project," Madiyev reported.


The deputy prime minister also said that two plants are being
built in Astana and Almaty as part of the development of robotics
and Physical AI, with completion scheduled for next year.


Kazakhstan is also developing unmanned systems and the
low-altitude economy.







"Pilot unmanned taxi services are underway in Astana, Almaty and
Kosshy, while drone delivery has been launched as a pilot project
in Almaty. Commercial rides and expanded drone delivery are planned
for 2027, while commercial air taxi flights are planned for 2028.
At every stage, the priority is safety and infrastructure
readiness," Madiyev said.


In the satellite systems sector, two KazSat satellites provide
communications services, generating revenues of 72 billion tenge
($158.25 million). Kazakhstan plans to develop KazSat-3R by
2029.


In the Earth remote sensing sector, three satellites are
currently in operation. The economic effect of space monitoring
over five years amounted to 977 billion tenge ($2.15 billion).


Six new satellites are planned to be developed, with exports
worth $70 million, while Kazakhstan plans to join an international
satellite constellation of 14 satellites by 2030.


The exchange rate used is $1 = 454.98 tenge.