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E.ON MILITARY

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-17
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Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream - see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

Military Audit: E.ON SE

Audit phase: Military Audit Subject: E.ON SE Date: 2025

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

No public evidence identified of E.ON holding direct contracts, tender awards, framework agreements, or memoranda of understanding with the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD), Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Israel Prison Service, Israel Border Police, or other Israeli state security bodies 12345678910111213.

E.ON’s documented Israeli operational presence is limited to innovation and startup scouting activities conducted through the SOSA platform in Tel Aviv and a newly incorporated Israeli legal entity, EON IO LTD (registered 516912441, incorporated 1 April 2024 at 121 Menachem Begin Rd, Tel Aviv), whose declared field of activity is not publicly accessible without purchase of detailed corporate filing 15.

E.ON is not listed in the PAX “Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers” report (June 2024), which catalogues arms manufacturers and their financial enablers rather than energy companies 14.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

E.ON’s documented Israeli engagement centred on a startup competition focused on “cyber for critical infrastructure,” which was won by Indegy Ltd., a firm that develops OT/ICS cybersecurity solutions for power plants, water supply systems, and gas/petroleum pipelines 17. Following the competition outcome, E.ON announced a joint pilot with Indegy 1.

Indegy’s three co-founders - Barak Perelman, Mille Gandelsman, and Ido Trivizki - are alumni of Talpiot, an IDF elite technology and cyber unit 67. Indegy’s investors included General (ret.) David Petraeus, former CIA Director, and General (res.) Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence 67. Indegy was acquired by US cybersecurity company Tenable in December 2019; the E.ON joint pilot preceded this acquisition 68.

E.ON is not named in the SOSA-Innofense accelerator programme, which targets homeland security and defence-adjacent cybersecurity startups 910.

No public evidence identified of E.ON manufacturing or marketing ruggedised, tactical, mil-spec, or defence-grade variants of its products for Israeli security forces 12456910111213.

No public evidence identified of E.ON-specific export licence applications, end-user certificates, or government export control reviews related to sales to Israeli defence or security end-users 51516.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

No public evidence identified of E.ON equipment, vehicles, or machinery being used in the construction, maintenance, or demolition of Israeli settlements, the separation barrier, military installations, or occupied territory infrastructure 456910111213.

No public evidence identified of E.ON holding verified contracts for the construction, maintenance, servicing, or expansion of checkpoints, detention facilities, military bases, the separation barrier, or settlement infrastructure 456910111213.

innogy SE’s Israeli subsidiary Belectric Israel Ltd., based in Be’er Scheva, was part of innogy’s renewables business transferred to RWE (not E.ON) in the 2019–2020 innogy asset swap, as confirmed in innogy SE’s 2017 financial statements 17. E.ON acquired only innogy’s grid and retail businesses in the separation 2.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No public evidence identified of E.ON providing components, sub-systems, raw materials, or specialist manufacturing services to Israeli defence prime contractors including Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, or IMI Systems 456910111213.

No public evidence identified of joint development programmes, co-production agreements, technology transfer arrangements, or licensed manufacturing agreements between E.ON and Israeli defence firms 456910111213.

The SOSA innovation platform through which E.ON accessed Israeli startups in 2018 has documented corporate partnerships with Israeli defence primes including Elta-IAI, Rafael, and Leonardo 910. E.ON’s engagement with SOSA’s ecosystem therefore operated within a platform that maintains explicit defence-industry corporate partnerships, though no direct E.ON-to-defence-prime supply relationship is documented 1910.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of E.ON holding verified contracts to provide catering, transport, fuel supply, waste management, facilities maintenance, telecommunications, or other support services to IDF bases, military training facilities, detention centres, or security installations 456910111213.

No public evidence identified of E.ON holding shipping, freight forwarding, or port handling contracts specifically servicing Israeli defence logistics, military cargo, or arms shipments 456910111213.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified of E.ON serving as a prime contractor or licensed manufacturer of small arms, artillery systems, armoured vehicles, tactical drones, naval vessels, or other lethal platforms supplied to Israeli forces 456910111213.

No public evidence identified of E.ON supplying ammunition, explosive ordnance, chemical propellants, warhead components, or munitions precursor materials to Israeli defence end-users 456910111213.

No public evidence identified of E.ON involvement in the manufacture, integration, maintenance, or supply of components for strategic defence platforms including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, fighter aircraft, main battle tanks, warships, or ballistic missile systems 456910111213.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of government decisions to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke export licences for E.ON products to Israeli military or security end-users in any jurisdiction 51516.

No public evidence identified of investigations, citations, or enforcement actions related to E.ON’s compliance with arms embargoes, export control regimes, or sanctions affecting defence trade with Israel 456910111213.

No public evidence identified of court proceedings, judicial reviews, or legal challenges brought against E.ON or against governments regarding E.ON’s defence supply relationship with Israel 456910111213.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

E.ON is not listed in the OHCHR Database of Business Enterprises Involved in Settlement Activity (158 companies as of the September 2025 update) 1819.

E.ON is not listed in the AFSC Investigate database, which tracks 295 or more companies with settlement nexus 20.

E.ON is not listed in the Who Profits database across any settlement-linked category, including Energix and Enlight Renewable Energy 2122.

E.ON is not listed in the PAX “Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers” report (June 2024) 14.

E.ON is not listed in the Don’t Buy Into Occupation (DBIO) 2024 company list 23.

E.ON is not named in the SOMO “Powering Injustice” report (December 2024), which identifies 24 energy companies with Israeli settlement-adjacent activities in coal, gas extraction, and renewables 111213. SOMO’s report further establishes that Israel’s electricity grid does not differentiate between civilian infrastructure within its 1948 borders and illegal settlements as a matter of state policy; however, no direct E.ON supply relationship to the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) or Israeli gas/coal counterparties has been documented 111213.

No public evidence identified of E.ON being the subject of organised boycott, divestment, or exclusion campaigns specifically related to its defence sector activities 2023.

No public evidence identified of E.ON public statements, policy changes, contract terminations, or end-use monitoring commitments made in response to civil society pressure regarding its defence supply chain 2416.

Controlling Principals

Mickey Steiner served as Head of E.ON Operations in Israel (2019–2020) and Managing Director of innogy Israel (2015–2019) before departing E.ON in summer 2021 to found Libra Consulting 24. No documented defence-industry directorships, FIDF or reservist-fund donations, equity positions in Israeli defence primes, or public co-belligerency statements have been identified for Steiner 4.

Erich Clementi, Chairman of the E.ON SE Supervisory Board since January 2023, is a former IBM Senior Vice President and Chairman of IBM Europe; no documented defence-industry or Israeli military affiliations have been identified 25.

No public evidence identified of E.ON Management Board members - Leonhard Birnbaum (CEO), Thomas König, Nadia Jakobi, Marc Spieker, or Victoria Ossadnik - or other Supervisory Board members holding defence-industry directorships at Elbit, IAI, Rafael, IMI, or German defence primes including Rheinmetall, Hensoldt, or Diehl 25.

No public evidence identified of E.ON’s major shareholders (RWE at approximately 16.67%, BlackRock at approximately 5–7%, Capital Group, and CPPIB) or their board nominees holding defence-industry directorships at Israeli defence primes 25.

Constructive Notice

No public evidence identified of E.ON public statements, policy modifications, or contract changes in response to the July 2024 ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall or the November 2024 ICC arrest warrant applications 2416.

EON IO LTD was incorporated on 1 April 2024, approximately five months before the July 2024 ICJ Advisory Opinion; the entity’s declared field of activity, directors, and shareholders are not publicly accessible without purchase of detailed corporate filing 5.

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Footnotes

  1. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-eon-looks-to-invest-in-israeli-startups-1001264489 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/german-energy-company-eon-acquires-innogy-649161 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. https://erm-law.com/en/media/erm-advises-e-on-in-relation-to-their-israeli-operations ↩

  4. https://www.il-leadership.com/leaders/mickeysteiner ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15

  5. https://www.kycisrael.com/companies/516912441/eon-io-ltd ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17

  6. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-us-co-tenable-buys-israeli-cybersecurity-startup-indegy-1001309486 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  7. https://techtime.news/2016/07/13/israeli-cybersecurity-firm-indegy-raises-12-million ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  8. https://www.tenable.com/press-releases/tenable-acquires-operational-technology-security-leader-indegy ↩ ↩2

  9. https://www.sosa.co/hls/innofense ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  10. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hjyf1111xxgl ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  11. https://www.somo.nl/powering-injustice ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15

  12. https://noharbourforgenocide.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/somo-2024_powering-injustice-dec.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15

  13. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/israelopt-foreign-trade-and-investment-in-israels-energy-sector-may-contribute-to-grave-violations-of-international-law-according-to-somo-report ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15

  14. https://paxforpeace.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/The-Companies-Arming-Israel-and-Their-Financiers-June-2024.pdf ↩ ↩2

  15. https://www.bafa.de/EN/Foreign_Trade/Export_Control/export_control_node.html ↩ ↩2

  16. https://www.eon.com/en/investor-relations.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  17. https://www.osc.ny.gov ↩

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

  19. https://www.opensanctions.org/datasets/ps_ohchr_settlement/ ↩

  20. https://investigate.afsc.org/home ↩ ↩2

  21. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/5249 ↩

  22. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/6339 ↩

  23. https://dontbuyintooccupation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_DBIO-IV_Company-list.pdf ↩ ↩2

  24. https://annualreport.eon.com/content/dam/eon-annualreport/documents/en/GB24-gesamt-EN_final.pdf ↩ ↩2

  25. https://www.eon.com/en/about-us/management/supervisory-board.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3