Energy, water & waste · Obwalden

39 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Obwalden.

The commercial register lists 39 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Obwalden, placing Obwalden 23rd nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 28 of them (72 %) are VAT-registered, and 13 (33 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

39active companies
0registered in the past 30 days
28VAT-registered
23rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Energy, water & waste in the canton of Obwalden: 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 Obwalden, against <1 % across Switzerland. No recent registration has been recorded in the canton of Obwalden in this scope over the past 90 days.

Obwalden mixes precision industry (Sarnen, Kerns), tourism around Engelberg and an attractive tax regime that has brought in management companies and holdings. The canton has few companies, mostly very small, and a register where new registrations are quickly spotted.

Market analysis

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

1companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 14 Mof combined share capital (31 capital companies)
28VAT-registered
39with known directors

Of these 39 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (67 %), Coopérative (15 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (13 %). 1 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 3 % of the active base; 1 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (2 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 31 companies (79 %): CHF 14 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 23 of them (74 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

28 companies (72 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 39 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 8 publish a general phone or email, 10 have a website verified by ciblr, and 0 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 2 changes of directors, 2 other amendments.

Registrations by year

012342020 : 4420202021 : 3320212022 : 3320222023 : 2220232024 : 2220242025 : 112025
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
2667 %
Coopérative
615 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
513 %
Public law institution
25,1 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1641 %
Small companies
37,7 %
Medium companies
1641 %
Large companies
410 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Kerns
718 %
Sarnen
718 %
Alpnach Dorf
513 %
Engelberg
513 %
Lungern
37,7 %
Giswil
37,7 %
Wilen (Sarnen)
25,1 %
Alpnachstad
25,1 %
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 Obwalden?

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

How many are VAT-registered?

28 of these companies (72 %) 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. 113 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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