Kazakhstan to export AI compute power from 2027, build NVIDIA data center

October 2, 2026 at 01:21 PM2 min

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Kazakhstan plans to begin exporting AI computing power from 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev said at the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum in Astana. Freedom Holding Corp. plans to build a data center with NVIDIA and add an AI assistant to its super-app. The announcements came as Kazakhstan outlined a strategy to develop all five levels of AI, from energy and chips to language models and applications.

Key Facts

Kazakhstan plans to start exporting AI computing power from 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev said at the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum in Astana.
Freedom Holding Corp. plans to build a data center jointly with NVIDIA and add an AI assistant to its super-app, CEO Timur Turlov announced.
The global AI economy market is estimated at over $50 trillion, according to Madiyev.
Kazakhstan intends to develop all five levels of AI, from energy and chip infrastructure to large language models and applied solutions.
Kazakhtelecom CEO Bagdat Mussin said Kazakhstan should combine coal-based energy resources with digital infrastructure to create AI computing capacity.

AI Export Plans

Kazakhstan expects to begin exporting computing power from 2027, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of AI and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev said at the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum in Astana. Madiyev said Kazakhstan intends to develop all five levels of AI, from energy and chips to its own language models and applied solutions. He put the potential size of the global AI economy market at over $50 trillion. Kazakhtelecom CEO Bagdat Mussin said Kazakhstan should start by using existing resources, including coal that can be converted into energy to create computing capacity.

Freedom Holding Projects

Freedom Holding Corp. CEO Timur Turlov said the company already uses AI for back-office work, reporting and process management, and now plans to expand its use for clients. Freedom plans to create an AI assistant in its super-app through which users can access services from investments and insurance to e-commerce, hotel and flight booking. Turlov said the company aims to turn the platform into a full ecosystem where AI becomes a personal assistant for everyday tasks. Freedom also continues to invest in data centers, with one major project planned to be built jointly with NVIDIA.

Investment and Infrastructure

Sofreh Capital founder and CEO Shervin Pishevar announced plans to open offices in Kazakhstan, citing the country's engineering potential, state support for innovation and resources for AI development. Kai-Fu Lee, founder of 01.AI and chairman of Sinovation Ventures, said AI agents can be created by specialists from different professions, including lawyers, to solve their own tasks. Mussin said global demand for computing power is high, and combining data center development with cooperation with technology companies such as NVIDIA can help Kazakhstan build its own competencies. He also said AI infrastructure development is linked to the space industry, requiring interaction between space and ground infrastructure.