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Does Siemens AG support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-21

Yes — Siemens AG has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.

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Background

Entity precision matters for Siemens. Siemens AG and Siemens Energy AG have been separate listed companies since the 2020 spin-off. The Great Sea Interconnector (formerly EuroAsia Interconnector) — the EU-backed subsea electricity link between Greece, Cyprus and, in a later stage, Israel — named 'Siemens AG' preferred bidder for its HVDC converter stations in 2022, while grid work of this kind now sits with Siemens Energy; reporting varies between the two entities, and the Israel leg of the cable has not been built. Siemens Healthineers is likewise a separately listed company. Claims about Siemens and the Jerusalem light rail are misattributed — its trams are supplied by other manufacturers (Alstom, and CAF for the expansion).

EuroAsia Interconnector (preferred-bidder announcement) Balkan Green Energy News Wikipedia — Great Sea Interconnector

Timeline of documented support

20002004200820122016202020242000 — Operations in Israel: Siemens Israel LtdOperations in Israel20002009-08 — Investment / program: Arava Power Company (Israeli solar developer, Kibbutz Ketura)Investment / program2009-082009-10 — Acquisition: Solel Solar Systems (Beit Shemesh, Israel)Acquisition2009-102018-03 — Government contract: Israel RailwaysGovernment contract2018-032024-02 — Government contract: Israel RailwaysGovernment contract2024-02

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Government contract2018-03—Israel Railways
Siemens signed a framework contract with state-owned Israel Railways worth up to €900 million (about $1.1 billion) to supply up to 60 Desiro HC double-deck electric trainsets, plus 15 years of maintenance at a purpose-built depot in Ashkelon, with an initial firm order of 24 trains; the first units entered passenger service in 2021–2022.
Government contract2024-02—Israel Railways
Under the framework agreement, Siemens Mobility took a firm order for 81 additional Desiro HC double-deck EMUs — the core of a roughly €1.7 billion rolling-stock procurement Israel Railways approved in 2023 (which also included Alstom double-deck coaches) — for delivery by 2029, on top of the 24 trains already in service and 36 previously called off. Deliveries continued through 2024–2025.
Acquisition2009-10$418,000,000Solel Solar Systems (Beit Shemesh, Israel)
Siemens acquired Israeli solar-thermal company Solel Solar Systems — a Beit Shemesh maker of solar receivers with over 500 employees — for about $418 million. The bet failed commercially: Siemens announced its exit from the solar business in October 2012 and shut the former Solel operation in 2013 after failing to find a buyer.
Investment / program2009-08$15,000,000Arava Power Company (Israeli solar developer, Kibbutz Ketura)
Siemens invested $15 million for a 40% stake in Arava Power Company, an Israeli photovoltaic developer based at Kibbutz Ketura — then the largest foreign investment in an Israeli solar development company — and signed a framework to build about 40 MW of solar plants as EPC contractor. Arava's Ketura Sun (2011) became Israel's first commercial solar field; Siemens later withdrew from the solar sector (exit announced 2012).
Operations in Israel2000—Siemens Israel Ltd
Siemens has operated in Israel for decades: a sales presence dating to the 1920s, an international procurement office opened in 1998 to source from Israeli suppliers, and Siemens Israel Ltd established as a standalone subsidiary in 2000 — today more than 800 employees based in Rosh HaAyin across rail, infrastructure and industrial software. Its Israeli PLM-software operation (~400 employees) is rooted in Tecnomatix, the Israeli-founded company Siemens absorbed through its 2007 acquisition of UGS.

Frequently asked questions

Did Siemens AG donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Siemens AG has documented support of other kinds (Government contract, Acquisition, Investment / program, Operations in Israel). See the records on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 18 distinct sources are cited for Siemens AG. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-21

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