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Skagerrak 3, a 350 kV HVDC monopole link between Kristiansand in southern Norway and Tjele in Denmark, was commissioned and became operational in 1993, adding roughly 500 MW of transmission capacity to the existing Skagerrak interconnector system owned by Statnett and Energinet. This third pole, using line-commutated converter technology, was integrated with the earlier Skagerrak 1 and 2 links to increase cross-border power exchange capability between the Norwegian hydro-based system and the Danish system, and has operated as part of the interconnector since that time.