BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 22. Kazakhstan signed
22 investment-related documents worth a total of $4.8 billion at
the 9th Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable (KGIR 2026), held
in Shymkent with the participation of Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov, according to the Kazakh government.
The documents cover a broad range of sectors, including
renewable energy, transport infrastructure, manufacturing,
logistics, healthcare, education, agriculture and digital
infrastructure. The package includes investment agreements,
memorandums of understanding and a framework agreement for projects
across several regions of Kazakhstan.
Among the key investment agreements is a $730 million project to
construct a 1,000 MW wind power plant equipped with an energy
storage system in Kostanay Region. The agreement was signed by
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and Turan Wind Energy LLP.
Another agreement, worth $249.6 million, was signed by the
Ministry of Transport and Freedom Lab LLP for the development of an
Intelligent System for Monitoring Kazakhstan’s Roads (ISKAD). A
third agreement provides for the construction of a glass container
manufacturing plant in Aktobe, with an investment value of $150
million. The parties are the Ministry of Industry and Construction
and Aktobe Steklo.
Several major projects were also covered by memorandums of
understanding. These include a $1 billion initiative to build a
network of 20 regional inclusive schools, involving the Ministry of
Education and DSKZ & KAMC LLP, and a separate $1 billion project to
construct a multifunctional terminal as part of the first phase of
development at Kuryk Port. The latter memorandum was signed by
Baiterek National Investment Holding JSC and Guoyou Materials Group
Co., Ltd.
In healthcare, KAZAKH INVEST National Company JSC and Shoval
Kazakhstan Ltd signed a memorandum on the proposed $650 million
International Medical City of Kazakhstan project.
Digital infrastructure is another focus of the investment
package. The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital
Development and Amsa Digital signed a memorandum on the
construction of a 250 MW data center in the Data Center Valley,
with a planned investment of $500 million.
Other memorandums cover the development of a $111.1 million meat
production cluster in Turkistan Region, involving the regional
administration and Nurym Group LLP, and a $40.8 million university
campus in Astana. The latter project includes student accommodation
and is based on the British education model. The memorandum was
signed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and Coventry
University Kazakhstan.
In Kyzylorda Region, the regional administration and Apex
Packaging signed a memorandum on an $8.8 million plant producing
polypropylene bags and bulk bags.
Separately, the Akimat of Shymkent and KOKSAN LLP signed a
framework agreement for a $74.3 million plant to manufacture PET
preforms and recycle plastic.
