The commercial register lists 566 active companies in energy, water and waste in the canton of Zurich, placing Zurich 2nd nationally for this sector (10 % of the national total). 422 of them (75 %) are VAT-registered, and 281 (50 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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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 Zurich, against <1 % across Switzerland. 5 companies in energy, water and waste were registered in the canton of Zurich over the past 30 days, 9 over 90 days.
Zurich is the country's leading economic hub: a financial centre (banks, insurance, wealth management), home to the headquarters of international groups, IT and fintech around the ETH, and precision industry in the Oberland and the Limmattal. The density of fiduciaries, law firms and agencies is the highest in Switzerland, and the Zurich commercial register is by far the most active for both new registrations and amendments.
Of these 566 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (46 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (27 %), Coopérative (13 %). 69 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 37 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (36 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 417 companies (74 %): CHF 613 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 269 of them (65 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
422 companies (75 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 565 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 132 publish a general phone or email, 153 have a website verified by ciblr, and 26 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 31 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 10 relocations of seat, 27 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.
566 companies in energy, water and waste are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Zurich, or 10 % of the 5 452 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
422 of these companies (75 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 4,256 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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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.