02.03.26
The Turkish company VTK Global Investments and Trading will invest $1.5 billion in the construction of a campus of data processing centers (data centers) and renewable energy facilities in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan.
According to the Kapital.kz agency, the corresponding memorandum was signed between the administration of the Arshaly district and Akmola Industry company with the participation of the Akmola region governor Marat Akhmetzhanov.
The document provides for the joint implementation of the Akmola infrastructure program. The project will be implemented in the industrial zone of the Arshaly district and includes the construction of a multi-stage campus of data processing centers and the creation of approximately 150 permanent jobs. According to available information, the campus will be located on 8 hectares and will include server halls, electrical substations, cooling systems, security zones and logistics infrastructure.
In addition, the construction of renewable energy facilities on an area of 300 hectares is planned. As part of the project, solar power plants will be installed near the industrial zone and the Babatay station. The governor of the Akmola region, Marat Akhmetzhanov, noted that Kazakhstan is interested in implementing mutually beneficial investment projects in the fields of agro-industrial processing and renewable energy. Meanwhile, Taylan Karamanlı, director of VTK Global, stated that the region has significant potential for the development of digital infrastructure and green energy. It was also reported that a project is being implemented in the city of Ekibastuz to create one of the largest data center campuses in Central Asia. Its energy capacity will reach up to 1 GW. For this project, 1,400 hectares of land have been allocated, and infrastructure solutions as well as government support mechanisms are being prepared. The infrastructure of the centers will be built in accordance with the Tier III international standard and an energy efficiency indicator of PUE 1.25.
