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Firebird signs Kazakhstan AI factory deal backed by US licence for 45,000 NVIDIA GPUs

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Source: NVIDIAAlso reported by South China Morning Post

Firebird signed an investment agreement with the government of Kazakhstan at the presidential palace in Astana on 23 October, during a visit by NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, who met President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Firebird has a US export licence for 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs; the first phase is being built with Kazakhtelecom at Data Center Valley for a commercial launch in the third quarter of 2027, and a planned second phase would take its capacity in the country to about 500 megawatts. NVIDIA also announced an investment in the Kazakh-founded startup Higgsfield AI.

Why it matters

Kazakhstan gets a US export licence for 45,000 of NVIDIA’s Grace Blackwell GPUs under a government agreement, with commercial service due in the third quarter of 2027.

When
23 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0414
Where
Kazakhstan, United States
Who
Firebird, NVIDIA, Government of Kazakhstan, Kazakhtelecom, Higgsfield AI; Jensen Huang, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Zhaslan Madiyev, Razmig Hovaghimian

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from NVIDIA and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 25 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0414: “Firebird signs Kazakhstan AI factory deal backed by US licence for 45,000 NVIDIA GPUs.” wheresthe.ai, 23 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/kz-firebird-signs-kazakhstan-ai-factory-deal-with-45-000-gpu-2026-10/ (source: NVIDIA).

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