5.2.2 Optical Fiber Manufacturing Company

Optical Fiber Manufacturing Company (OFMC) was formed in 1989 and wasofficially inaugurated by former president Rafsanjani in 1994. Itsproducts are optical fibers and solar cells. This company supplies SGCCwith the necessary fibers and produces solar system equipment for ruralcommunication. The company has a nominal capacity of 50,000 km of opticalfiber with 2.4 million/3MWP of solar cells.

The company's products and capacities are as follows:

• Single mode and dispersion-shifted fiber optic core with an annualnominal production capacity of 50,000 km. These products are utilized inlong distance communication.

• Solar cells of silicon poly-crystal type with an average electricalefficiency of over 12.5 per cent and an annual nominal productioncapacity of 2,400,000 cells.

• 45-watt solar modules according to DIN standards with an annual nominalproduction capacity of 67,000 modules.