The commercial register lists 627 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 1st nationally for this sector (12 % of the national total). 509 of them (81 %) are VAT-registered, and 277 (44 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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The energy, water and waste sector includes many public or quasi-public companies, but also a recent wave of new registrations in solar power, storage and energy renovation. New registrations here are a good indicator of projects getting under way.
This sector accounts for <1 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against <1 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 6 over 90 days.
Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.
Of these 627 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (55 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (22 %), Coopérative (14 %). 47 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 7 % of the active base; 26 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (41 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.
Share capital is known for 489 companies (78 %): CHF 681 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 349 of them (71 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
509 companies (81 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 627 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 155 publish a general phone or email, 170 have a website verified by ciblr, and 39 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 6 new registrations, 46 changes of directors, 9 relocations of seat, 16 other amendments, 4 liquidations or deletions.
627 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 12 % of the 5 431 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
509 of these companies (81 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 2,056 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.