( October 3, 2025, 09:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Cascading overvoltage events, triggered by oscillations and loss of power generation, caused the April 28 blackout that collapsed Spain and Portugal’s power system within seconds, a panel of European experts said Friday. Despite automatic safeguards, the failures triggered Europe’s most severe grid incident in more than 20 years. The factual report, published by Entso-E, details the sequence of events and restoration efforts. A final report, due in early 2026, will provide root-cause analysis and recommendations to strengthen grid resilience.Document attached....
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