Armenia Opens First AI Factory Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell B300s
A $120 million investment in Gegharkunik Province establishes a high-performance computing hub for the South Caucasus.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently inaugurated the Eleveight AI factory in the Gagarin community of the Gegharkunik region. The facility is Armenia's first dedicated AI factory, creating a critical foundation for the nation's artificial intelligence infrastructure and high-performance computing capabilities.
The facility is powered by 512 NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs, marking the first deployment of this hardware generation in the South Caucasus. This infrastructure represents a significant leap in local compute power, placing Armenia in a select group of nations with global-tier AI hardware. The project involves a first-phase investment of $120 million, with $70 million already deployed. To support future growth, the facility's power capacity is designed to scale up to 40MW as operations expand.
This development is central to the Armenian government's strategy to transition its economy toward high-tech exports. By leveraging domestic engineering talent and energy resources, the Ministry of High-Tech Industry has partnered with Eleveight AI through a memorandum to develop a national AI ecosystem. The goal is to build capacity and support practical AI applications, effectively positioning Armenia as a regional center for frontier computing.
The "AI Factory" model is specifically intended to attract international research and development by providing the massive compute power required to train modern, large-scale AI systems. This creates a new, exportable high-performance computing service available to the South Caucasus and beyond, diversifying the region's digital economy.
As the facility scales toward its 40MW capacity, the focus will shift toward the practical application of this compute power within the national ecosystem. The success of the venture will be measured by the specific AI research projects and commercial partnerships the infrastructure attracts, as well as the pace of further investment beyond the initial $120 million phase.