Kazakhstan expects to begin exporting computing capacity and token-based computing resources as early as next year. This was announced by Bagdat Mussin, Chairman of Kazakhtelecom, at the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 Forum in Astana, El.kz reports.
According to Mussin, Kazakhstan is developing a model under which energy resources are used to build computing infrastructure capable of serving not only domestic demand but also the global market.
“I hope that as early as next year, we will begin exporting computing capacity and computing token resources,” he said.
Earlier, the Chairman of Kazakhtelecom said that the Data Center Valley project had already been presented to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. According to Mussin, the company is working on the project with international technology partners, including Firebird AI and NVIDIA.
Mussin emphasized that the concept envisages creating a technology ecosystem around data centers, attracting investment, and supporting Kazakhstani AI startups. According to him, Data Center Valley is envisioned not as a single facility, but as a scalable model that can be expanded across the country. In the longer term, the capacity of its energy infrastructure is planned to be increased to 1 GW, while the project is also expected to enter the era of GigaLeak, enabling cooperation with major hyperscalers and neocloud providers.
He identified data transmission speed between Kazakhstan and external markets as one of the key conditions for attracting international technology companies.
According to the Chairman of Kazakhtelecom, latency had previously been reduced from 90 to 70 milliseconds. A further reduction is expected following the launch of a fiber-optic communications line along the seabed of the Caspian Sea.
“I hope that this route will allow us to reduce latency to 45–50 milliseconds,” Mussin said.
Mussin also cited affordable electricity as one of Kazakhstan’s competitive advantages. According to him, electricity for technology projects costs approximately 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour.
In the longer term, more than 5 GW of additional power capacity is planned to be allocated to data center operations and the development of computing infrastructure.
