Kyrgyzstan’s National Investment Agency has signed an agreement with StarOcean Investment to build and operate a 200-hectare industrial park in the Naryn Free Economic Zone, reported The Times of Central Asia.
The agreement was signed on November 7. The park is intended for energy-intensive, low-carbon manufacturing, data centres and AI computing capacity. One data centre is planned to store government data and expand digital public services, and an IT park is also planned on the site. StarOcean has said it will pay for the power lines, substations and other infrastructure needed to connect the park to the grid. The project’s cost, construction timeline and planned computing capacity have not been disclosed.
The main open question is electricity. The government expects Kyrgyzstan to import 4.1 billion kWh in 2026, about one-fifth of projected demand. Energy Minister Altynbek Rysbekov has warned that imports could be limited during peak hours this winter. The agency has not said where the park’s power would come from. Its reference to cross-border energy infrastructure suggests possible imports from China.
The deal shows Bishkek’s ambition to attract digital and AI investment, while highlighting how much that ambition depends on solving the country’s chronic power deficit.
CentralasianLIGHT.org,
November 9, 2026