Power Plus Communications AG (PPC) supplies state-of-the-art communication solutions to utilities for smart grid applications. The company's products utilise the existing low- and medium-voltage grid infrastructure to deliver broadband connectivity which allows real-time, bi-directional, area-wide, reliable data communication at a cost equivalent to narrowband alternatives.

PPC's networking technology is based on open standards and has already been successfully deployed in installations passing over 300,000 households. With the increase in data intensive smart grid applications, PPC provides a highly scalable and future proof communications concept to its end customers. CPE invested €10.2m as the sole institutional investor alongside the management team.