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<li><span>ACER and national regulators join ENTSO-E’s Expert Panel investigating the incident which led to the loss of around 3,300 MW of generation capacity.</span></li>
<li><span>No impact on consumers nor on the operation of the synchronously interconnected power system of Continental Europe.</span></li>
<li><span>The Expert Panel will identify the causes and make recommendations in a Final Report.</span></li>
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<li><span>ACER and national regulators join ENTSO-E’s Expert Panel investigating the electricity system separation of 24 July 2021, which first meets today</span></li>
<li><span>The Continental Europe electricity system was separated in two resulting in transmission system outages in Spain, Portugal and the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France</span></li>
<li><span>The Expert Panel will identify the causes and make recommendations in a Final Report</span></li>
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ACER And ENTSO-E Investigate The 8th January Electricity System Separation Date
26/02/2021
Europe s electricity system split into two separate regions on 8th January 2021 resulting in transmission system outages.
Expert Panel begins its investigation
Based on preliminary data of Transmission System Operators (TSOs), the system separation of the Continental Europe synchronous area, which lasted just over an hour, is classified as a scale 2 (or “extensive”) incident as per ENTSO-E’s Incident Classification Scale (ICS).
According to the ICS Methodology, for scale 2 incidents, a final report shall be prepared by an Expert Panel, where relevant National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) may be involved upon their request. ENTSO-E has created the Expert Panel, inviting ACER and NRAs to join it. The Expert Panel will first meet on 4