As part of the first phase of the 'Data Centre Valley' project in Ekibastuz, a contract has been signed for the construction of a data processing centre worth 196.4 billion tenge. The supplier under the contract is JSC 'Transtelecom'.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE CONTRACT
According to the procurement website of 'Samruk-Kazyna', a contract for the turnkey execution of comprehensive works on the construction of the 'Data Processing Centre' facility appeared in May 2026. The documents indicate that this concerns the first phase of the implementation of the 'Data Centre Valley' project in Ekibastuz, reports the Telegram channel PROTENGE.
The contract amount is 196.4 billion tenge. The procurement method is listed as a single-source procurement. The contractor is listed as JSC 'Transtelecom'.
WHICH PROJECT IS THIS ABOUT
In January 2026, it was reported that a major project had been launched to build a network of data centres near the Ekibastuz energy hub in the Pavlodar Region. At that time, it was about creating a site for hosting servers, cloud services and artificial intelligence systems.
The reports also cited an estimated project cost of $30 billion.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT 'TRANSTELECOM'
Previously, JSC 'Transtelecom' was linked to the name of the grandson of the first president of Kazakhstan, Nurali Aliyev. However, in 2025, he exited the company's ownership structure.
Later, Kazakh media reported on a possible purchase of the company by structures linked to businessman Timur Turlov, who is among the richest entrepreneurs according to Forbes Kazakhstan. However, no data on the completion of the deal was publicly available at the time of publication.