for the simbench network "1-MV-semiurb--0-sw" the ext_grid.controllable column contains invalid value.
This was found due to #1101 in pandapower
Example:
from simbench import get_simbench_net
net = get_simbench_net("1-MV-semiurb--0-sw")
print(net.ext_grid.controllable)
returns NaN, but the controllable column should only ever contain True/False (bool).