Energy, water & waste · Solothurn

172 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Solothurn.

The commercial register lists 172 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Solothurn, placing Solothurn 14th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 137 of them (80 %) are VAT-registered, and 88 (51 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

172active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
137VAT-registered
14thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Energy, water & waste in the canton of Solothurn: 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 Solothurn, against <1 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Solothurn over the past 30 days, 5 over 90 days.

Solothurn is an industrial canton: watchmaking and microtechnology in Grenchen and Solothurn, mechanical and metal engineering in the Niederamt and around Olten, and logistics around Olten and Egerkingen at the motorway junction. Industrial SMEs dominate, supported by fiduciaries and engineering firms.

Market analysis

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

14companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 486 Mof combined share capital (124 capital companies)
137VAT-registered
11are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 172 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (47 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (24 %), Coopérative (10 %). 14 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 8 % of the active base; 7 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (9 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 124 companies (72 %): CHF 486 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 83 of them (67 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

137 companies (80 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 171 (99 %) have at least one registered director; 36 publish a general phone or email, 39 have a website verified by ciblr, and 11 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 5 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 2 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

051015202020 : 101020202021 : 161620212022 : 9920222023 : 9920232024 : 8820242025 : 7720252026 : 772026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
8147 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
4124 %
Coopérative
1810 %
Sole proprietorship
137,6 %
Public law institution
116,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
7845 %
Small companies
3722 %
Medium companies
3219 %
Large companies
2414 %
Size not determined
10,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Solothurn
1810 %
Olten
137,6 %
Biberist
84,7 %
Grenchen
63,5 %
Derendingen
63,5 %
Lohn-Ammannsegg
52,9 %
Boningen
52,9 %
Balsthal
52,9 %
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 Solothurn?

172 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Solothurn, or 3 % of the 5 431 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

137 of these companies (80 %) 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. 628 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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