Energy, water & waste · Nidwalden

37 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Nidwalden.

The commercial register lists 37 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Nidwalden, placing Nidwalden 25th nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 25 of them (68 %) are VAT-registered, and 15 (41 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

37active companies
0registered in the past 30 days
25VAT-registered
25thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Energy, water & waste in the canton of Nidwalden: 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 Nidwalden, against <1 % across Switzerland. 0 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Nidwalden over the past 30 days, 1 over 90 days.

Nidwalden lives off aerospace and mechanical engineering (Stans and its region), tourism on Lake Lucerne, and a tax regime that attracts holdings and service companies. The fabric is heavily concentrated around Stans, Stansstad and Hergiswil.

Market analysis

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

4companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 13 Mof combined share capital (30 capital companies)
25VAT-registered
2are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 37 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (51 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (27 %), Coopérative (11 %). 4 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 11 % of the active base; 2 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (2 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 30 companies (81 %): CHF 13 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 19 of them (63 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

25 companies (68 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 37 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 11 publish a general phone or email, 11 have a website verified by ciblr, and 2 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 1 new registrations, 3 changes of directors, 1 other amendments.

Registrations by year

01232020 : 3320202021 : 2220212022 : 2220222023 : 3320232025 : 2220252026 : 222026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
1951 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1027 %
Coopérative
411 %
Sole proprietorship
25,4 %
Public law institution
12,7 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
2670 %
Small companies
514 %
Large companies
616 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Stans
1027 %
Hergiswil NW
822 %
Stansstad
719 %
Oberdorf NW
38,1 %
Buochs
25,4 %
Ennetmoos
25,4 %
Wolfenschiessen
12,7 %
Büren NW
12,7 %
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 Nidwalden?

37 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Nidwalden, or <1 % of the 5 452 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

25 of these companies (68 %) 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?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 168 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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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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