Kazakhstan, Masdar Advance Renewable Energy and AI Infrastructure Cooperation

By Aida Haidar in Business,International on 29 June 2026

ASTANA — Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based clean energy company Masdar have taken a step toward developing joint renewable energy and digital infrastructure projects by signing a roadmap to support the country’s growing artificial intelligence and data center ambitions. The roadmap was signed on June 29 by Deputy Prime …

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