Energy, water & waste · Ticino

248 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Ticino.

The commercial register lists 248 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Ticino, placing Ticino 10th nationally for this sector (5 % of the national total). 194 of them (78 %) are VAT-registered, and 94 (38 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

248active companies
0registered in the past 30 days
194VAT-registered
10thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

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

Ticino is the Italian-speaking canton: a financial and fiduciary centre in Lugano, cross-border logistics and trade in Chiasso and Mendrisio, precision industry and fashion in the Mendrisiotto, and tourism on the lakes. The register is kept in Italian, with a high proportion of service companies and holdings.

Market analysis

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

12companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 361 Mof combined share capital (226 capital companies)
194VAT-registered
2are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 248 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (65 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (26 %), Sole proprietorship (5 %). 12 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 5 % of the active base; 7 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (15 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 226 companies (91 %): CHF 361 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 161 of them (71 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

194 companies (78 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 245 (99 %) have at least one registered director; 54 publish a general phone or email, 63 have a website verified by ciblr, and 2 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 3 changes of directors, 7 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 171720202021 : 333320212022 : 141420222023 : 141420232024 : 171720242025 : 7720252026 : 552026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
16165 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
6426 %
Sole proprietorship
124,8 %
Public law institution
41,6 %
Coopérative
20,8 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
9739 %
Small companies
3313 %
Medium companies
9338 %
Large companies
2510 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lugano
5522 %
Chiasso
187,3 %
Locarno
104 %
Mezzovico
83,2 %
Giubiasco
72,8 %
Paradiso
62,4 %
Losone
62,4 %
Mendrisio
62,4 %
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 Ticino?

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

How many are VAT-registered?

194 of these companies (78 %) 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: 23 h ago. 1,506 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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