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Convergence
India 2005
March
11, 2005
Sterlite to provide OFC for OVL
MUMBAI
-- Sterlite Optical Technologies, India's leading integrated
manufacturer of optical fibers and telecom cables was
recently awarded a contract for supplying optic fiber
cables to Sudan, Africa amidst stiff competition from
other international companies.
Valued
at over INR 25 million, the contract is a part of an
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning
(EPCC) of a multi-product pipeline project being executed
by Dodsal for ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL).
The
superior Sterlite Armor-LiteT optic fiber cables are
to be laid from Khartoum Refinery at Al Rawyan to the
Receipt Terminal of Sudan Petroleum Pipeline Company
(SPPC) at Port Sudan and the optical communication shall
be through this cable. This contract marks an important
milestone in Sterlite's strategy to take advantage of
global opportunities and enter new markets. During recent
years, Sterlite made impressive gains in international
markets such as China and the Middle East and is attempting
to gain a foothold in other emerging markets. Sterlite
enjoys a 7 percent marketshare in China.
Dr.
Anand Agarwal, CEO, Sterlite, said: "It is encouraging
to be a part of an export deal, where the client and
the vendor are Indian businesses. We have broken new
ground in another market with this win. Our strategy
and efforts to build the export base is bearing results.
We'd like to have customers across the world take to
our high-technology products, the way the Chinese have
taken to it."
The
Sudan Pipeline Project envisages laying of a 12-inch
diameter pipeline from Khartoum Refinery to Port Sudan
for evacuation of petro-products from Khartoum Refinery;
the capacity of which is being upgraded by Sudan. The
pipeline system is designed for a throughput of 0.826
million tonnes per annum in phase-I and 2.54 million
tonnes per annum in phase-II, of gas oil and gasoline.
The total length of the pipeline is 741km. The cables
are to be laid alongside the entire length of the pipeline
route and the optical communication and signaling for
the pipeline operation would be through these cables.
Contact:
Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd.
www.sterliteoptical.com
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