Central Asia’s largest data center to be built in Kazakhstan

Central Asia’s largest data center to be built in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan will become Central Asia’s digital hub with the region’s largest IT project – a hyperscale data center. It is planned for launch in 2027 with the participation of investors from Singapore. The resolution on the agreement with the investor has already been signed by the Prime Minister. Two data centers with a capacity of 200 megawatts will be built in the Akmola and Karagandy regions. Investments in the project will total 690 billion tenge. The Ministry of Digital Development will be engaged in the integration of the centers into the state digital system and cloud technology advancement. The initiative aims to boost Kazakh IT service exports and attract major tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.