The commercial register lists 354 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Lucerne, placing Lucerne 5th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 261 of them (74 %) are VAT-registered, and 163 (46 %) 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 Lucerne, against <1 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Lucerne over the past 30 days, 4 over 90 days.
Lucerne is the centre of central Switzerland: tourism and hospitality around the lake, wholesale trade and logistics at the crossing point of the north-south routes, mechanical engineering in the valleys, and a tax regime that has attracted many head offices and consultancies over the past twenty years. The Lucerne register is one of the most dynamic outside Zurich and Zug.
Of these 354 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (47 %), Coopérative (26 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (22 %). 38 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 11 % of the active base; 23 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (28 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.
Share capital is known for 250 companies (71 %): CHF 435 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 167 of them (67 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
261 companies (74 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 354 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 68 publish a general phone or email, 80 have a website verified by ciblr, and 12 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 4 new registrations, 14 changes of directors, 2 capital changes, 3 relocations of seat, 15 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.
354 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Lucerne, or 7 % of the 5 431 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
261 of these companies (74 %) 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. 1,072 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.
ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Lucerne: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.
The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.