ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 29. Groundbreaking is underway for a cutting-edge solar power plant boasting a capacity of 110 MW/h, along with an energy storage system capable of 20 MW/h, in the Kerbulak district of the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan, Trend reports via the press service of the regional akimat.
The project is being rolled out by LLP "Center for AI and Renewable Energy" and is fully eco-friendly—the power plant will run solely on solar energy, powering up the Data Processing Center. For this purpose, 200,000 dual-axis solar panels will be installed in the village of Sarybulak, which will accumulate energy and transfer it to batteries and then to servers.
Project manager Aidyn Zhanuzakov emphasized that the data
processing center will engage in synergistic interactions with
mobile operators and financial institutions, underscoring the
project's critical significance for the region's digital
ecosystem.
The financial outlay for the solar power facility is projected to
be 15 billion tenge (roughly $28.5 million), with an anticipated
operational commencement slated for July 2027.
In the initial seven-month timeframe of 2025, a remarkable influx of capital amounting to 21.8 billion tenge (roughly $41.4 million) was channeled into the economic framework of the Kerbulak district, representing a 1.5-fold increase compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. A comprehensive portfolio of 8 flagship initiatives, aggregating a fiscal outlay of 1.4 trillion tenge (circa $2.66 billion), is slated for execution within the district, anticipated to generate upwards of 2,500 employment opportunities.
