Energy, water & waste · Vaud

465 companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Vaud.

The commercial register lists 465 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Vaud, placing Vaud 4th nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 352 of them (76 %) are VAT-registered, and 241 (52 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

465active companies
0registered in the past 30 days
352VAT-registered
4thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Energy, water & waste in the canton of Vaud: 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 Vaud, against <1 % across Switzerland. 0 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Vaud over the past 30 days, 2 over 90 days.

Vaud is the second Romandy canton by number of companies: multinational head offices on the shores of Lake Geneva, EPFL and biotech in Lausanne and Épalinges, winegrowing and food processing, tourism in Montreux and the Vaud Alps, and a very broad base of construction, real estate and services SMEs. The Vaud register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland after Geneva.

Market analysis

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

56companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 718 Mof combined share capital (402 capital companies)
352VAT-registered
15are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 465 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (56 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (29 %), Sole proprietorship (8 %). 56 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 41 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (40 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 402 companies (86 %): CHF 718 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 257 of them (64 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

352 companies (76 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 463 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 125 publish a general phone or email, 151 have a website verified by ciblr, and 15 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 3 new registrations, 16 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 10 relocations of seat, 8 other amendments, 16 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02040602020 : 353520202021 : 323220212022 : 353520222023 : 383820232024 : 464620242025 : 414120252026 : 15152026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
26256 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
13529 %
Sole proprietorship
357,5 %
Coopérative
214,5 %
General partnership
20,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
15132 %
Small companies
5011 %
Medium companies
20544 %
Large companies
5913 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lausanne
6414 %
Yverdon-les-Bains
163,4 %
Morges
112,4 %
Grandson
102,2 %
Rolle
91,9 %
Aigle
91,9 %
Nyon
81,7 %
Bex
81,7 %
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 Vaud?

465 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Vaud, or 9 % of the 5 431 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

352 of these companies (76 %) 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. 2,354 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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