DataVolt signed an investment agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for an investment program of up to 500MW of data centres across the country.
Saudi firm DataVolt has announced the launch of its data centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, featuring a modular infrastructure design, allowing for scalable solutions able to accommodate various workloads ranging from hundreds to a few thousands of teraflops.
Rajit Nanda, DataVolt‘s CEO, said, “This is the first data centre project for us in Uzbekistan, but it brings already strong aspects of innovation in sustainability using certified renewable energy from solar and wind fed into dedicated energy storage units and balanced by dedicated systems powered by hydrogen and other green fuels in order to secure round-the-clock green energy to our data centre at the high level of reliability/availability required by the computing processes.
“This approach will be able to secure a cost-effective base for deployment of Artificial Intelligence computing processes in Uzbekistan as an absolute first in the region accelerating the development of an advanced IT industry in the country,” Rajit added.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the Tashkent International Investment Forum, where DataVolt signed an investment agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for an investment program of up to 500MW of data centres across the country.
The ceremony featured Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia in attendance. Specifications of the new facility weren’t shared by the company, but the Uzbek Ministry of Digital Technologies said it will offer 10MW via a $150 million investment. Timelines for completion have not been disclosed.
