U.S.-based cloud and infrastructure technology company Firebird is set to participate in the construction of Kazakhstan’s planned “data center valley” in Pavlodar Region, as Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov outlined plans during a joint session of parliament last week. Bektenov said all government data is currently stored in a 6-megawatt data center in Astana, and the next step is a capacity increase at Ekibastuz, an energy hub in Pavlodar Region. He stated, “We will launch a 125-megawatt data center in Ekibastuz in the first half of next year, and in 2028 we will commission another identical 125-megawatt facility.” Bektenov confirmed that Firebird, which specializes in AI infrastructure and high-performance computing systems, plans to participate in a project valued at about $10 billion, with NVIDIA as its main partner. The government said partnerships with Firebird and NVIDIA would strengthen Kazakhstan’s “digital sovereignty” and create a foundation for AI computing. The government has said 300 MW of power capacity is already available for the Ekibastuz project, with phased expansion planned to 1 GW. Singapore’s GK Hyperscale Ltd is building two data centers in the Akmola and Karaganda regions, while China’s SuperX AI Technology Limited is considering a 1-gigawatt AI data center cluster in Kazakhstan.