CALCIUM CARBIDE

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Bhutan is endowed with large-scale deposits of commercially exploitable limestone, dense and maturing forests that can provide wood for charcoal for use as a reductant, and substantial hydroelectric power potential which is beginning to be exploited. The project aims at utilizing these basic inputs for production of calcium carbide, mainly for export, to help Bhutan earn much-needed foreign exchange revenues for its economic development. The project would augment the country's limited industrial base, increase financial self-reliance and help train manpower in industrial production, mining and forestry. The project, with a capacity to produce 22,000 tons per year of calcium carbide, would be located at Pasakha in Southern Bhutan. The project would include: (i) a calcium carbide plant; (ii) limestone mining; (iii) forestry; and (iv) charcoal plants. In addition, the project provides for necessary infrastructure, technical assistance and training.

World Bank Group

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Fertilizers, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial), Rail, Government