Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltdhas bagged a contract valued at Rs.2.5 crore to provide optical fibre and telecom cables for ONGC Videsh in Sudan.

The contract awarded to Sterlite by Dodsal Pte Ltd, is part of an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) of a multi-product pipeline project being executed by Doddal for ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL).

The fiber optic 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 fibre optic cable.

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 741-km pipeline system is designed for a throughput of 0.826 millon tonne per annum in phase I and 2.54 million tonnes per annum in phase I and 2.54 million tonnes per annum in phase II, of gas oil and gasoline.