Energy, water & waste · Geneva

194 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Geneva.

The commercial register lists 194 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Geneva, placing Geneva 13th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 137 of them (71 %) are VAT-registered, and 122 (63 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

194active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
137VAT-registered
13thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Energy, water & waste in the canton of Geneva: what the register shows.

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 Geneva, against <1 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Geneva over the past 30 days, 6 over 90 days.

Geneva is the leading centre in French-speaking Switzerland: private banking and wealth management, international commodity trading, international organisations and their suppliers, luxury watchmaking, hospitality, and a very high density of law firms, fiduciaries and property management companies. The Geneva register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland, with a rapid turnover of companies.

Market analysis

The market in energy, water and waste in the canton of Geneva, in figures

36companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 504 Mof combined share capital (152 capital companies)
136VAT-registered
8are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 194 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (57 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (19 %), Sole proprietorship (7 %). 36 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 19 % of the active base; 22 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (16 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 152 companies (78 %): CHF 504 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 112 of them (74 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

136 companies (70 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 186 (96 %) have at least one registered director; 105 publish a general phone or email, 85 have a website verified by ciblr, and 8 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 5 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 2 relocations of seat, 13 other amendments, 12 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01020302020 : 101020202021 : 181820212022 : 181820222023 : 171720232024 : 131320242025 : 222220252026 : 14142026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
11157 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
3719 %
Sole proprietorship
136,7 %
Branch
63,1 %
Branch of a foreign company
63,1 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
13972 %
Small companies
2915 %
Medium companies
199,8 %
Large companies
63,1 %
Size not determined
10,5 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Genève
9046 %
Satigny
136,7 %
Carouge GE
126,2 %
Plan-les-Ouates
84,1 %
Grand-Lancy
73,6 %
Vernier
52,6 %
Versoix
52,6 %
Veyrier
42,1 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in energy, water and waste are active in the canton of Geneva?

194 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Geneva, or 4 % of the 5 431 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

137 of these companies (71 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 2,976 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.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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