STATENT only counts businesses with this main activity. Municipal works that are part of a municipal administration appear under public administration. The figure therefore underestimates the number of bodies supplying water or energy.
NOGA 35–39
Electricity utilities and grid operators, district heating networks, water utilities, wastewater treatment, waste management and recycling: for suppliers of plant, metering technology, software and services for utilities.
Our Swiss database holds 1,005,992 records (as of 4 November 2026): the entities in the commercial register and places from Overture Maps without a match. They are not yet assigned to industries; the quotation states the size available for this industry, the reference date and the delivery date.
Export of the whole industry: CHF 439 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 2,514 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Divisions 35 energy supply (869), 36 water supply (302), 37 sewerage (499), 38 waste management and recovery (808) and 39 remediation (36) combined. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry combines NOGA sections D (energy supply, division 35) and E (water supply, sewerage and waste management, divisions 36 to 39). According to the FSO (STATENT 2024) there are 2,514 businesses in total, 869 of them in energy supply and 808 in waste management.
Many utilities are organised under public law, for example as a municipal works department. Some of them are counted under public administration in the statistics; the industry figure therefore underestimates the number of utilities.
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 35.11 | Production of electricity | power plants, including hydro, solar and wind (STATENT 2024: 438) |
| 35.13 | Distribution of electricity | electricity utilities and distribution system operators |
| 35.30 | Steam and air conditioning supply | district heating and heating networks |
| 36 | Water collection, treatment and supply | water utilities organised as separate businesses |
| 37 | Sewerage | wastewater treatment plants and special-purpose associations |
| 38 | Waste collection, treatment and disposal; materials recovery | waste management and recycling businesses |
Whether a utility is in the commercial register depends on its legal form.
These 16 columns are planned.
In water supply and wastewater treatment, municipalities, special-purpose associations and cooperatives are common. To reach these businesses completely, combine this industry with Municipalities and public administration.
For larger procurements by public clients, public procurement law applies. A company list does not replace monitoring the tenders on simap.ch.
We supply metering technology for water utilities and are looking for businesses in NOGA divisions 36 and 37 in German-speaking Switzerland, plus municipal administrations with their own water supply. How many records with a phone number is that?
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STATENT only counts businesses with this main activity. Municipal works that are part of a municipal administration appear under public administration. The figure therefore underestimates the number of bodies supplying water or energy.
Usually not. Solar installers mostly belong to electrical installation (43.21) in Construction and finishing trades. Power plant operators belong to electricity production (35.11).
Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Materials recovery (38.32) and dismantling of wrecks (38.31) can be selected separately from waste collection.
2,514 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Divisions 35 energy supply (869), 36 water supply (302), 37 sewerage (499), 38 waste management and recovery (808) and 39 remediation (36) combined. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.