Why it matters
The strategic read
Moves Firebird from a single Armenia AI-factory project into a Central Asian sovereign infrastructure platform. Kazakhstan is trying to convert low-cost power and land into exportable AI compute, with the government saying Data Center Valley already has 300 MW available, can phase to 1 GW, and has a $10B agreement package tied to 100,000 next-generation NVIDIA GPUs. The binding Kazakhtelecom term sheet makes this more concrete than a pure policy pitch, while still leaving financing, delivery and offtake documents to track.
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What was disclosed
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Kazinform reported on June 15, 2026, citing primeminister.kz, that Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov met with NVIDIA vice president Rev Lebaredian and Firebird co-founders Razmig Hovaghimian and Alexander Yesayan.
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The Kazakhstan government meeting focused on national AI infrastructure, high-performance computing capacity, advanced data centers and international technology partners.
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Bektenov said Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz is a flagship project intended to host global digital infrastructure.
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Kazinform said Data Center Valley has 300 MW of power capacity already available and is designed for phased expansion to 1 GW.
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Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev said the planned $10B investment will enable a large-scale computing cluster powered by 100,000 state-of-the-art GPU chips, including NVIDIA GB300 and Vera Rubin.
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Madiyev estimated the project could generate at least $3B in annual export revenue, create high-skilled jobs and attract global technology companies.
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Kazakhtelecom chairman Bagdat Mussin said the Ekibastuz project is intended to transform coal-generated energy into export-oriented digital services, and said Firebird already has secured service agreements with major global players.
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Kazinform said agreements on AI and digital-infrastructure cooperation totaling $10B were signed.
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The signed package includes a Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Kazakhstan's Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development and Firebird.
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The signed package also includes a Binding Term Sheet between JSC Kazakhtelecom and Firebird outlining technical and organizational parameters of cooperation within the Data Center Valley project.
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Firebird's own June 15 announcement says it signed strategic cooperation agreements with the Government of Kazakhstan to support national next-generation AI infrastructure, advanced computing capacity, cloud technologies, research initiatives and digital-economy development.
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Firebird said the Kazakhstan agreements followed an earlier high-level meeting between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, NVIDIA global AI infrastructure growth vice president Nico Caprez and Firebird co-founders.
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Euronews reported the Kazakhstan / Firebird package at EUR8.6B, with NVIDIA support, and described the Data Centre Valley project as a 1 GW AI infrastructure effort expected to attract nearly EUR26B in total investment from global technology companies.
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What is known—and what is not
Near-primary Kazakhstan state news agency report citing the Prime Minister office, plus Firebird primary announcement and Euronews market coverage. Public materials disclose the $10B agreement package, named parties, Ekibastuz / Data Center Valley geography, 300 MW available power, 1 GW phased-expansion design, 100,000-GPU target, GB300 / Vera Rubin chip families, Strategic Cooperation Agreement and Kazakhtelecom / Firebird binding term sheet. Public materials do not disclose the full term sheet, financing commitments, GPU purchase orders, site-control documents, utility-service agreements, coal / grid supply contracts, PPAs, cooling design, environmental permits, EPC awards, delivery milestones, customer / tenant contracts, service-agreement counterparties, cloud pricing, cancellation rights or remedies. Treat as a threshold-clearing sovereign AI-infrastructure framework, not yet a fully financed construction notice.