Batteries, heat pumps, school energy upgrades and railway projects feature in the investment plan through 2028 – Pierrakakis: “Critical investments that will reduce energy costs.”
2026 is emerging as a landmark year for AKTOR Group: pro forma EBITDA reached €120 million, backlog remains at €4.5 billion, liquidity is strong and a €3 billion investment programme is reshaping the Group. Concessions and PPPs, HELECTOR–THALIS, renewables, energy storage and LNG are creating new sources of recurring earnings, with Chairman and CEO Alexandros Exarchou describing 2026 as a year of “transformational significance.”
Deputy Development Minister Stavros Kalafatis set out the government’s vision for Greece in 2030: stronger production, a more competitive industrial base and exports exceeding the EU average. At the center of the plan are 930 investment projects worth €3.1 billion, 15,000 new jobs and a dedicated €150 million development scheme for Artificial Intelligence and new technologies.
With the largest funding package in FORTH’s history and 20,000 sq.m. of new state-of-the-art infrastructure, Deputy Development Minister Stavros Kalafatis puts Brain Gain and the connection between research and the real economy at the heart of Greece’s new growth model. Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos points to 928 investment projects worth €1.5 billion, including 95 projects worth €270 million in Crete.
Greece’s Recovery Fund programme is entering its final phase as the government seeks to turn billions of euros from Brussels into a tangible political dividend — healthcare, digital services, infrastructure and investment are in focus, while the bigger question is what comes after the RRF.
The Japanese Rating and Investment Information (R&I) rating agency was the first to give Greece an investment grade
“We have seen many American companies, from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, JP Morgan and Meta, making large investments in Greece,” he said, according to AMNA.
