Bitriver data center in Buryatia

2023: Government begins subsidizing cryptocurrency mining in Siberia

The company Bitriver B"" as part of the construction Buryatia data center at a capacity of 100 MW began to supply equipment to the facility. In the first batch - a power transformer with a capacity of 125,000 kVA 220/10 kV. This was announced on February 8, 2023 in the press service of the Development Corporation Far East and (Africa KRDV). This center, as specified, will enjoy a wide range of benefits.

As the director KRDV of Buryatia Dmitry Khameruev noted, the regime of the advanced development territory (TOP) "Buryatia" on which it is built DPC implies comfortable conditions for the implementation of various business projects, including in the IT industry. Bitriver-B was also provided with various state support tools: zero land taxes, property, insurance premiums reduced to 7.6%, and a reduced income tax rate. After connecting the resident's facility to the unified national electric network, the electricity tariff will be reduced by about half, for an energy-intensive enterprise this is one of the most important support measures, Khameruev emphasized.

The Bitriver-B company, as part of the construction of a 100 MW data center in Buryatia, has begun supplying equipment to the facility

When importing equipment from the countries of Southeast Asia, the free customs zone procedure (CTZ) is used, available to the residents of the TOP. Together with tax incentives and other administrative preferences, this increases the economic efficiency of the project and accelerates the timing of its implementation, said BitRiver CEO Igor Runets.

The KRDV added that a powerful data center, planned for launch in the first half of 2023, will be able to meet the needs for computing power of large private business, companies with government participation, and provide services to individuals.

Director of Industrial Cryptosystems JSC Mikhail Chekanov asked how cryptocurrency mining itself and its taxation in this data center will be legally formalized.^[1]

2022: Construction of a data processing center worth 900 million rubles

On May 12, 2022, it became known about the timing of the completion of the construction of a data center in Buryatia. The project worth 900 million rubles is being implemented by a resident of the territory of advanced development (TOP) Buryatia - the Bitriver-B company (part of the BitRiver group of companies - the largest data center operator in Russia), TASS reports citing the regional government, which, in turn, quotes the words of BitRiver CEO Igor Runts.

He said that the data center will be launched in the third quarter of 2022. By May 12, 2022, the implementation of the project is at the stage of construction and installation work. 10 buildings are being erected to accommodate computing equipment. The power supply to the data center will be carried out after connecting to a single national electric network at a reduced rate.

A data processing center worth 900 million rubles is being built in Buryatia

According to the head of Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov, it is planned to involve students of Far Eastern universities for internship with subsequent employment, more than 120 people, including 100 IT specialists, should get work.

To provide the data center with the most energy efficient servers of the latest modifications, the resident TORAHS began to apply the free customs zone (STZ) procedure. According to Igor Runts, this will allow equipping the facility with the most modern and powerful computing equipment produced in the countries of the Southeast Asia and other macroeconomic regions of the world. He added that the benefit provided to TOP residents significantly facilitates logistics for the delivery of foreign equipment, increases the profitability of the project and its attractiveness for customers.

It is assumed that the data center will specialize in high-speed energy-intensive computing, the provision of cloud and other services. The main clients will be telecommunications, logistics and trading companies, enterprises of the financial and public sectors, as well as individuals.^[2]

2021: Agreement on the construction of a data center in Buryatia

On February 24, 2021, it became known about the plans of BitRiver to build a data center in Buryatia and invest about 900 million rubles in it. The corresponding agreement was concluded with the "Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic," its press service reports.

According to the CEO of BitRiver, by the Igor Runets end of February 2021, design and survey state work, the examination of the design documentation and the development of working documentation for the future data center are coming to an end.

The launch of the first stage of the data center and the start of the provision of services are scheduled for October 2021. At the first stage, the site capacity will be measured at 100 MW, and in the future the indicator will be increased to 300 MW or more.

A data center will be built in Buryatia for 1 billion rubles to digitalize the republic

The functioning of the data center in Buryatia will meet the goals of the national project "Digital Economy." The implementation of this project will allow our group of companies to strengthen their positions in the data center market and at least double the capacity, "said Runets.

The project provides for the installation of about 10 energy-efficient specialized buildings of the latest modifications for the placement of equipment, a warehouse building, a checkpoint and the construction of a power unit for the installation of a step-down transformer substation. All buildings and structures are prefabricated on the foundation, one-story. The data center will be located in the village of Mukhorshibirskoye in the Mukhorshibirsky district of the Republic of Buryatia.

As a result of the construction of a data center in Buryatia, about 100 new jobs will be created that require high engineering qualifications in the field of IT, system engineering, electrics and electronics. It is also planned to actively cooperate with local higher educational institutions for the training of personnel and their internship, as well as the involvement of disabled people.^[3]

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