Anie: the industry fears a void following the NRRP: ‘We now need continuity in investment’

“The ‘aftermath’ cannot be a return to the way things were.” Vincenzo de Martino, president of ANIE, sums up the new phase that is beginning as the NRRP draws to a close. This is one of the messages put forward at the 2026 Public Assembly of Anie Confindustria, the federation representing the electronics and electrical engineering industry, which gathered in Milan to discuss the question: ‘What growth lies ahead after the NRRP?’

The proceedings were opened, via video link, by Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini, followed by a presentation by de Martino and a presentation by Benedetta Brioschi of the Teha Group on the study concerning the legacy of the NRRP. Also taking part in the discussion were Domenico Siniscalco, President of the Luigi Einaudi Foundation, and Marco Simoni, Director of the Institute of International Affairs, as well as Undersecretary Alessandro Morelli, the Governor of Lombardy Attilio Fontana, the Minister for Enterprise Adolfo Urso and the President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa.

The sector is entering this transition in better-than-average condition. ANIE represents over 1,100 companies, 490,000 employees and a turnover of 118 billion. In 2025, whilst manufacturing output fell by 1.4 per cent, the Electrical and Electronics sectors remained almost 12 percentage points above pre-pandemic levels, compared with manufacturing, which was still six percentage points below. In the first half of 2026, turnover in the ANIE sectors rose by 9 per cent in nominal terms, compared with a 3 per cent increase in the manufacturing sector.

The figures now illustrate the crucial importance of this initiative. The four sectors enabled by Anie technologies – energy, construction, industry, infrastructure and transport – account for 930 billion in turnover and 297 billion in direct added value. These are also the sectors on which the NRRP has focused most heavily: 22 per cent of projects, but 63 per cent of funding. During the Plan’s implementation, their value added grew by an average of 10 per cent per year, compared with 2.9 per cent for the rest of the economy.

The impact has been felt by businesses. The ANIE-TEHA survey of around 200 companies, representing 35 per cent of the sector’s turnover, found that eight out of ten had taken part in PNRR projects or tenders. For 54 per cent, these activities generated over 10 per cent of their turnover for 2024–2025, whilst for 32 per cent, they accounted for more than 20 per cent. Hence the concern about what comes next: 79 per cent of members are worried about the impact of the Plan’s end in the absence of other policies.