Jensen Huang says Kazakhstan could become an AI-computing hub for Europe

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang used his first visit to Kazakhstan on October 23, 2026, to outline a role for the country in Europe’s AI economy. Speaking at a fireside chat in Astana, he said Kazakhstan’s energy resources and plans for more data centers could make it a major supplier of AI computing.

Huang spoke with Zhaslan Madiyev, Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister and minister of artificial intelligence and digital development. His proposal centered on computing infrastructure: facilities that would give Kazakhstan a role serving AI demand beyond its own borders, rather than only supporting domestic services.

Power capacity and computing hardware

The infrastructure ambitions predate Huang’s visit. In June, Kazakhstan’s government announced plans for a $10 billion AI-infrastructure investment with U.S.-based AI cloud company Firebird. The proposed computing cluster would use 100,000 advanced graphics processing units, or GPUs, including Nvidia chips. Those processors form the computing side of the plan.

Electricity is another part of the pitch. The planned Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz has 300 megawatts of power capacity available, with plans to expand to 1 gigawatt. That is a measure of available and planned power, not a count of installed processors or a statement that the proposed computing facilities are already operating.

A European role alongside domestic AI

Kazakhstan also has an existing base of Nvidia-powered computing. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier in October that two supercomputing clusters using Nvidia technologies had launched in the country. Those launches provide a concrete starting point; the larger Firebird investment and Data Center Valley expansion remain plans.

Huang’s European pitch was accompanied by an argument for national capabilities. He said countries should have infrastructure to deliver AI services domestically and adapt the technology to their own languages and cultures. His remarks therefore set out two roles for national AI infrastructure: serving customers abroad and supporting services shaped for people at home.