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On 23 February 2017, the foundation stone of the ElecLink Folkestone converter station in the UK was laid by Minister for Industry and Energy Jesse Norman, marking the start of construction works for the 1 GW HVDC interconnector between Great Britain and France that uses the Channel Tunnel and links converter stations at Folkestone and Peuplingues to the Sellindge and Les Mandarins substations.