Energy, water & waste · St. Gallen

309 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of St. Gallen.

The commercial register lists 309 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 7th nationally for this sector (6 % of the national total). 239 of them (77 %) are VAT-registered, and 154 (50 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

309active companies
6registered in the past 30 days
239VAT-registered
7thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Energy, water & waste in the canton of St. Gallen: 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 St. Gallen, against <1 % across Switzerland. 6 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 6 over 90 days.

St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.

Market analysis

The market in energy, water and waste in the canton of St. Gallen, in figures

34companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 416 Mof combined share capital (247 capital companies)
239VAT-registered
11are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 309 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (60 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (18 %), Sole proprietorship (9 %). 34 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 11 % of the active base; 21 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (19 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 247 companies (80 %): CHF 416 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 186 of them (75 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

239 companies (77 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 309 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 80 publish a general phone or email, 90 have a website verified by ciblr, and 11 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 5 new registrations, 18 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 7 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01020302020 : 151520202021 : 171720212022 : 222220222023 : 141420232024 : 202020242025 : 212120252026 : 13132026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
18660 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
5718 %
Sole proprietorship
278,7 %
Coopérative
258,1 %
General partnership
31 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
10735 %
Small companies
3511 %
Medium companies
12942 %
Large companies
3812 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

St. Gallen
4314 %
Jona
123,9 %
Buchs SG
92,9 %
Wil SG
82,6 %
Flawil
72,3 %
Diepoldsau
72,3 %
Widnau
72,3 %
Walenstadt
72,3 %
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 St. Gallen?

309 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 6 % of the 5 455 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

239 of these companies (77 %) 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. 1,145 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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