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British Gas

Energy Providers 115 CITED SOURCES UPDATED 2026-08-12 METHOD V4
BDS-1000 Score 251 /1000 D Tier D - Moderate
Military ↗ 0.00 Digital ↗ 0.77 Economic ↗ 2.94 Political ↗ 0.24
OWNERSHIP TREE 4 brands and group businesses View all

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Key Findings

  • Economic: Centrica acquired Israeli energy-monitoring company Panoramic Power in 2015 and operated it as an Israel-based development centre until selling it in February 2026.1
  • Economic: Centrica Innovations maintained an Israel-focused investment presence, including investments in Driivz, EchoCare and Indegy; Driivz and Indegy were subsequently exited, while EchoCare’s current relationship status was not confirmed in the audit.2
  • Political: Centrica’s staff pension fund was reported to have indirect exposure to NSO Group through Novalpina Capital; the fund’s current residual position has not been publicly confirmed.3
  • Not found: No public evidence identified of Israeli military or security contracts, settlement operations, Project Nimbus participation, or Israel/Palestine-specific lobbying by British Gas/Centrica.4

Target Profile

FieldDetail
Company NameBritish Gas (a UK retail and home-services brand of Centrica plc).5
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom; Centrica plc is UK-incorporated.5
HeadquartersWindsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom.5
SectorDomestic and commercial gas and electricity supply, boiler and home services, energy trading, and related energy solutions.5
OwnershipCentrica plc is London Stock Exchange-listed (LSE: CNA); documented major shareholders include Schroders plc (approximately 10.4%) and BlackRock Inc. (approximately 8.9–9.1%).6
Key Executives / GovernanceKevin O’Byrne (Chair), Chris O’Shea (CEO), Russell O’Brien (CFO), Jo Harlow, Amber Rudd and other Centrica board members documented in the audit.7
Israeli-Nexus SummaryThe documented nexus is principally Centrica’s former ownership of Israeli sensor company Panoramic Power, an Israel-oriented venture-investment programme, and reported indirect pension-fund exposure to NSO Group; no British Gas consumer operation in Israel or the OPT was confirmed.1, 2, 3

Key Facts:

Executive Summary

British Gas is the UK retail and home-services brand of Centrica plc. The evidence record identifies an Israel nexus at the Centrica corporate level, rather than through confirmed British Gas consumer retail activity in Israel or the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). Its principal documented economic and technology link was Panoramic Power, an Israeli circuit-level energy-monitoring company acquired in 2015 and integrated into Centrica Business Solutions as an Israel-based development centre. Centrica completed its sale in February 2026, meaning the operating ownership relationship is historical rather than current.1, 10

Centrica Innovations also operated as a corporate venture vehicle with a stated approximately £100 million/$140 million fund and an Israel investment focus. Its documented investments included Israeli EV-charging software provider Driivz, elder-care technology company EchoCare, and industrial cybersecurity firm Indegy. Driivz was exited following its acquisition in 2021/22, and Indegy was acquired by Tenable in 2019. The audit found no public evidence of military or Israeli-government customers for these civilian commercial technology companies; EchoCare’s present relationship with Centrica was not confirmed.2, 11

The other material nexus is a reported indirect financial exposure: Centrica’s Combined Common Investment Fund was reported to have invested through Novalpina Capital’s private-equity vehicle, which acquired a controlling stake in Israeli spyware firm NSO Group. The record does not establish that Centrica itself controlled NSO, nor does it confirm whether the pension fund retained, exited, or was diluted from any residual position after Novalpina’s restructuring and NSO’s subsequent ownership change.3, 12

The audits do not substantiate a military, settlement, security-contracting, sovereign-cloud, or Israel/Palestine-policy advocacy relationship. No public evidence identified of contracts with the IDF, Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israeli intelligence agencies, settlement operations, Project Nimbus participation, or Israel/Palestine-specific lobbying. The historic Gaza Marine concession belongs to BG Group’s separate corporate lineage and must not be attributed to the current Centrica-owned British Gas entity.4, 8

Under the fixed, human-vetted V4 assessment supplied for this dossier, British Gas/Centrica receives a BRS score of 251, placing it in Tier D (Moderate Complicity). The highest domain score is economic, reflecting documented Israeli corporate investment and operational presence, tempered by divestments, exits, civilian character, and unresolved evidence gaps.1, 2, 3

Timeline of Relevant Events

DateEvent
17 February 1997British Gas plc demerged into Centrica, BG plc/BG Group, and Transco; Centrica retained the UK retail and trading business and British Gas brand.5
November 1999BG Group’s predecessor exploration entity signed a Gaza Marine memorandum with the Palestinian Authority and Consolidated Contractors Company; this was not Centrica’s present retail business.8
12 November 2015Centrica acquired Israeli sensor company Panoramic Power for $60 million.10
2017Centrica established Centrica Innovations, a corporate venture fund targeting Israel, the United States and London.2
August 2018Centrica and Ombu co-invested in Israeli EV-charging software company Driivz in a reported approximately £9 million/$12 million round.11
28 August 2018Centrica Innovations participated in Indegy’s $18 million Series B financing round.13
December 2018Centrica Innovations awarded EchoCare a £25,000 challenge prize and later reportedly invested $300,000.14
2 December 2019Tenable acquired Indegy for $78 million cash.13
24 December 2021 / February 2022Driivz was acquired through Gilbarco Veeder-Root/Vontier, recording Centrica Innovations’ exit.11
9 February 2026Centrica announced completion of the sale of Panoramic Power and European energy-solutions businesses; combined proceeds exceeded £80 million and the Panoramic buyer was not named in retrievable reporting.1

Corporate Overview

Centrica plc is the parent company of the UK British Gas brand and has documented subsidiaries and business lines including British Gas, Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica Business Solutions and Centrica Energy.6 The present company must be distinguished from BG Group: after the 1997 demerger, BG Group became the international exploration-and-production business, was acquired by Shell in 2016, and later relinquished its Gaza Marine stake to Palestinian state companies. That history is not a current Centrica/British Gas operation.5, 8

The documented Israel presence sat principally within Centrica’s innovation and business-solutions activity. Panoramic Power, headquartered in Kfar Saba, was acquired and integrated as an Israel-based development centre until its February 2026 divestment. Centrica Innovations also maintained a Tel Aviv office and pursued Israeli technology investments. No public evidence identified of British Gas-branded retail, sales, service, franchise, distributor, or settlement operations in Israel, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, or the Golan Heights.1, 2, 10

An unresolved reporting inconsistency remains material to entity mapping. Centrica’s 2024 and 2025 CDP questionnaires list Israel as an operational jurisdiction and use an Israel electricity-grid factor, while British Gas reportedly stated that it did not operate in Israel or areas of the Palestinian Authority. The audits do not resolve whether this reflects an office, routing activity, legacy reporting, or data error.9

Domain Summaries

Military: Military

Mechanism of Involvement

No public evidence identified of defence contracts, procurement awards, supply agreements, export licences, military end-user arrangements, dual-use tactical products, base services, logistics contracts, or supply-chain relationships between British Gas/Centrica and the IDF, Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Prison Service, Border Police, or named Israeli defence primes.4

No public evidence identified of Centrica equipment or services being used for settlements, the separation barrier, checkpoints, detention facilities, military installations, or demolition and construction activity in the OPT. The company’s documented business is civilian energy retail, home services, energy trading and commercial energy technology, not weapons or munitions manufacture.4, 6

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

The strongest defence is direct: British Gas reportedly stated that it did not operate in Israel or areas of the Palestinian Authority, and the audit’s targeted checks found no confirmed military customer, export, security contract, or defence-grade product relationship.4 Panoramic Power, Driivz and EchoCare are described in the record as civilian commercial technology businesses; no military customer base was identified.10, 11

Limits remain. The CDP Israel-jurisdiction discrepancy is unresolved, and the audit could not confirm whether any Orpak fleet-management installations - belonging to a separate Vontier/Gilbarco corporate chain - serve IDF-adjacent facilities. That does not establish a Centrica military relationship.9, 15

Named Entities and Evidence Map

Digital: Digital

Mechanism of Involvement

Centrica’s documented Israel-linked digital activity comprises the former Panoramic Power acquisition and investment activity through Centrica Innovations. Panoramic Power supplied wireless circuit-level energy-monitoring sensors and cloud analytics, and was integrated as an Israel-based development centre. Driivz supplied cloud-based EV-charging management software; Indegy supplied industrial-control-system cybersecurity; EchoCare developed elder-care monitoring technology.2, 10, 11, 13, 14

British Gas/Centrica also uses mainstream enterprise technology including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce and other systems. These are downstream customer/vendor relationships; no public evidence identified that Centrica operated data-centre infrastructure in Israel, participated in Project Nimbus, or supplied sovereign-cloud, surveillance, AI, intelligence, or security services to Israeli state bodies.16

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

No public evidence identified that Panoramic Power, Driivz, Indegy, EchoCare, Hive products, or British Gas digital platforms were deployed for Israeli military, intelligence, law-enforcement, or OPT surveillance purposes. Panoramic Power’s acquisition reporting stated that it had no government or military customers among its then reported deployment sites.10

The status of the Kfar Saba office after 2018 was not confirmed, and the current status of the EchoCare relationship was not confirmed. These are evidence gaps, not proof of continuing operations or state/security use.2, 14

Named Entities and Evidence Map

Economic: Economic

Mechanism of Involvement

The principal economic nexus is Centrica’s historical ownership and investment activity in Israel. Centrica acquired Panoramic Power for $60 million and held it from 2015 to February 2026. Centrica Innovations maintained an Israel-focused venture programme, with reporting describing its approximately £100 million/$140 million fund as largely designated for Israel and tied to a Tel Aviv office.1, 2, 10

The record also documents investments in Driivz, EchoCare and Indegy. Driivz and Indegy were exited through acquisitions; the current EchoCare relationship was not confirmed. Separately, Centrica’s staff pension fund was reported to have invested in Novalpina Capital’s fund, which acquired a controlling NSO Group stake. This was an indirect pension-fund exposure, not evidence that British Gas/Centrica operated NSO or directed its spyware activities.3, 11, 13, 14

No public evidence identified of Israeli goods sourcing, settlement-origin products, Israeli sovereign-bond holdings, direct lending to Israeli defence primes, or British Gas consumer-market operations in Israel or the OPT.17

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

The strongest counter-argument is that the disclosed Israeli business ties were commercial technology investments, not settlement or military operations. Panoramic Power was divested in 2026; Driivz and Indegy had already been exited. The audit identified no public evidence of military or government customers for the portfolio companies discussed.1, 10, 11, 13

The NSO connection is indirect and unresolved in its present state: Novalpina was restructured, and no public evidence identified whether Centrica’s pension fund remains invested, exited, or was diluted. The score should therefore not be read as proof of a current direct holding or operational control.3, 12

Named Entities and Evidence Map

Political: Political

Mechanism of Involvement

No public evidence identified of Centrica/British Gas corporate statements specifically addressing Israel/Palestine, the Gaza war, boycotts, or related human-rights concerns. No public evidence identified of Israel/Palestine-specific lobbying, pro-Israel or anti-BDS advocacy roles, donations to Israeli military-welfare or settlement organisations, or conflict-related provision of free services or logistics.18

The audit records that Centrica publicly framed its Israel activity as technology sourcing and investment. It also records the reported indirect pension exposure to NSO through Novalpina, which is relevant to political-risk scrutiny but does not establish direct corporate advocacy, state partnership, or management control of NSO.2, 3

No public evidence identified of operations in settlements, inclusion in the OHCHR settlement business database, or specific listing in reviewed BDS, UN Special Rapporteur, and occupation-focused company materials.18, 19

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

Centrica has a published political-involvement policy and general UK energy-policy lobbying presence, but the audit identified no Israel/Palestine-specific lobbying or advocacy. Its principal charity vehicle, British Gas Energy Trust, is documented as a UK fuel-poverty charity; no public evidence identified of Israel/Palestine-related grants.20

The company’s historic association with the “British Gas” name does not establish responsibility for Gaza Marine. That concession belonged to BG Group’s separate exploration lineage after the 1997 demerger and passed through Shell before the stake was relinquished.8 A secondary-indexed article concerning companies profiting from the Gaza war could not be independently verified and was not treated as evidence against Centrica.18

Named Entities and Evidence Map

BDS-1000 Score

Method: V4.

DomainIMPV-Domain Score
Military0.500.300.500.00
Digital5.002.503.000.77
Economic6.004.006.002.94
Political2.002.003.000.24

Economic drives V_MAX because the record documents a former Israel-based subsidiary, an Israel-focused venture programme, several portfolio investments, and a reported indirect pension-fund NSO exposure.1, 2, 3 The lower scores in the other domains reflect the absence of verified military/security contracts, settlement operations, sovereign-cloud activity, or Israel/Palestine-specific advocacy, alongside divestments and unresolved evidence gaps.4, 18 This is a scale-free, evidence-only, human-vetted method; the supplied final scores are reproduced without alteration.

Methodology Note

Footnotes

  1. https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2026/sale-of-european-energy-solutions-businesses-and-panoramic-power/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  2. https://www.centrica.com/stories/2018/investing-in-israel-to-reshape-the-way-the-world-lives-works-and-moves/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  3. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220118-british-gas-pension-money-used-for-buying-israeli-spyware-nso-group/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  4. https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/british-gas-has-no-involvement-in-gaza-or-israel ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrica ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  6. https://www.centrica.com/media/2pjoazw0/annual-report-and-accounts-2024-untagged.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  7. https://www.centrica.com/who-we-are/leadership ↩

  8. https://mesp.me/2024/02/13/between-tales-and-facts-the-long-saga-of-gaza-marine/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  9. https://www.centrica.com/media/utfwfmt/cdp-response-2024-2023.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  10. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-centrica-acquires-israeli-co-panoramic-power-for-60m-1001080478 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  11. https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2018/centrica-and-ombu-invest-in-israeli-ev-charging-software-provider-driivz/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  12. https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/nso-group-owner-novalpina-capital-to-be-dismantled ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  13. https://www.tenable.com/press-releases/tenable-acquires-operational-technology-security-leader-indegy ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  14. https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2018/centrica-innovations-chooses-three-start-ups-to-share-100k-active-ageing-challenge-prize/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  15. https://www.gilbarco.com/us/en/resources/press-releases/gilbarco-veeder-root-acquires-orpak-systems ↩

  16. https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/centrica-services-case-study/ ↩ ↩2

  17. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/companies/british-gas-part-of-centrica/ ↩

  18. https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  19. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩ ↩2

  20. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/about-the-register-of-charities/-/charity-details/5120361 ↩ ↩2