Black Swans and Blackouts: Lessons Learnt from the Iberian Power Outage

Synopsis

As renewables markets across the CEE region continue to develop and mature, they also face increasing complexity and systemic vulnerability. As we gain greater insight into the root causes and cascading impacts of the 2025 Iberian blackout, what parallels and practical takeaways for grid design, flexibility and emergency preparedness can be applied in CEE? From forecasting and inertia to interconnection and storage, explore the technical and regulatory levers that can help prevent similar cascading failures.

• What blind spots exist in system planning?
• How should TSOs, developers, and regulators adapt to ensure resilience?
• What does a future-proof power system look like in high penetration environments?