Name

enalpin AG

Legal name

enalpin AG

Website

https://www.enalpin.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Utility Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Generation (22111)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Microgrid Development, EPC & Integration (EUAMAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Network Upgrades & Capacity Additions (Reconductoring, Rebalancing, Voltage Optimization) (EUAEACAN), SCADA, Controls & Communications Integration (RTU, Fiber, Networking) (EUAEADAD)

Keywords

• Renewable energy supply
• Hydropower generation
• District heating networks
• Photovoltaic contracting
• Energy utility software

Headquarters

HQ city

Visp

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Electricity Production & Sales: enalpin produces approximately 1,000 million kWh annually from its own hydro and solar facilities and investments. Products include Naturenergie (96% hydro, 4% solar) and Naturenergiesolar (100% solar) sold to energy utilities and large industrial customers.
2. District Heating: Heat networks supplying buildings with renewable heating. In 2022, produced approximately 8.1 GWh of heat. Revenue from heat delivery contracts with municipalities and private customers.
3. PV-Contracting: enalpin finances, installs, and operates solar installations on customer roofs. Customers receive discounted solar electricity or roof rent payments. Contract terms of 10-25 years with fixed pricing.
4. Heat-Contracting: Complete heating solutions for municipalities and larger businesses including financing, project planning, implementation, and maintenance. Renewable sources include wood chips, solar, groundwater, and geothermal.
5. Electrical Inspection Services: Accredited electrical inspection services (NIV Art. 32 Abs. 4) for safety certifications of electrical installations in residential, commercial, and industrial properties, including solar installations.
6. Software Services (ordoplus & meteringplus): B2B software platforms for energy utilities providing billing, accounting, energy data management, and smart metering services. Over 20 regional energy providers use ordoplus.
7. E-Mobility Charging: Public EV charging stations with approximately 80 stations in Visp and Westlich Raron districts. Revenue from charging fees: CHF 0.50/kWh (AC) and CHF 0.72/kWh (DC).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

enalpin AG produces and supplies renewable electricity from hydropower and solar, delivers district heating, operates public EV charging stations, and provides contracting solutions (PV-Contracting, Heat-Contracting) plus software platforms (ordoplus, meteringplus) for regional energy utilities. The company operates a regional energy ecosystem in the Oberwallis area, distributing its products through wholesale channels to energy utilities and direct enterprise sales to large commercial/industrial customers and municipalities.

Product overview

enalpin AG is a renewable energy company based in Visp, Valais, Switzerland, with over 100 years of history. The company operates a multi-product portfolio organized around three core areas: electricity (Strom), heat (Wärme), and mobility (Mobilität). Electricity operations span proprietary hydropower plants (Wasserkraftwerke) and solar installations (Solarpark), large-scale battery storage (Grossbatterie Ackersand), and reserve power services for grid stabilization (Reservekraftwerke). The company delivers two main electricity products: Naturenergie (96% hydro/4% solar) and Naturenergiesolar (100% solar). Heat offerings include district heating networks (Wärmenetze) across 10+ municipalities and the Fernwärme Visp system using industrial waste heat. E-mobility services encompass approximately 80 public charging stations (E-Ladestationen) integrated with the eCarUp platform. In the solutions segment, enalpin offers ordoplus (utility billing/accounting platform used by 20+ utilities) and meteringplus (smart metering data solution) as software products, plus PV-Contracting and Wärme-Contracting for financing and operating renewable installations. The company also provides electrical inspection services (Elektrokontrollstelle) and operates regional electricity distribution networks (Stromnetze). The majority of energy production (approximately 814 GWh in 2025) comes from own and participating hydropower plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ordoplus: Software platform for energy utilities supporting billing, accounting, and energy data management for electricity, water, and heat supply.
• meteringplus
• Naturenergie
• Naturenergiesolar

Products and services

• Naturenergie Certified renewable electricity product sourced 96% from hydropower and 4% from solar energy in the Valais region. Supplied wholesale to energy utilities and large industrial customers with annual sustainability fund contribution of 0.3 Rp./kWh.
• Naturenergiesolar 100% solar electricity product for customers seeking exclusively solar-generated renewable energy, offered at a 3 Rp./kWh premium over Naturenergie with annual production verification.
• Wasserkraftwerke (Hydropower Plants) Hydroelectric power generation assets in the Upper Valais region including both wholly-owned plants and joint ventures with partner municipalities and energy utilities. Produces approximately 10% of Valais hydropower output with over 100 years of operating history.
• Solarpark (Solar Parks) Photovoltaic installations on rooftops of commercial and industrial buildings operated under a contracting model. Installed capacity of 10.5 MWp with annual production of approximately 10 GWh (2025). First partner plant in 2009, first own plant in 2011.
• Reservekraftwerke (Reserve Power Plants) Large hydropower plants (Lötschen, Mörel Aletsch, Ackersand 1 and 2) providing system services to Swissgrid for grid stabilization. Offers pooling services for smaller plants (500-5,000 kW) and flexible industrial process management for large industrial customers (500+ kW).
• Grossbatterie Ackersand (Battery Storage Ackersand) Large-scale lithium iron phosphate battery storage system at Ackersand power plant in Stalden. 8 MW power capacity with approximately 18-20 MWh storage capacity across four battery containers. Provides grid stabilization, renewable integration, peak shaving, and supply security services.
• E-Ladestationen (EV Charging Stations) Public electric vehicle charging stations across the districts of Visp and Westlich Raron. Approximately 50-80 charging points operating on AC (up to 22 kW at CHF 0.50/kWh) and DC (up to 150 kW in Grächen at CHF 0.72/kWh), powered by 100% renewable energy.
• Wärmenetze (District Heating Networks) Sustainable district heating systems serving private customers and municipalities in the Upper Valais region from Oberwald to Leukerbad. Over 250 buildings connected saving approximately 1 million liters of heating oil annually.
• Fernwärme Visp (Visp District Heating) District heating system managed by Fernwärme Visp AG (50% Lonza, 50% Visp Infra AG) using waste heat and steam from Lonza works. High-temperature network at 70°C supply, low-temperature network at 40°C. Installed capacity of 12 MW with heat demand of 22,000 MWh per heating period and approximately 153 buildings connected.
• PV-Contracting Photovoltaic contracting service where enalpin finances, installs, and operates solar panels on customer rooftops. Customers receive discounted solar electricity (~50% below standard rates) or annual roof rent payments. Contract terms of 10-25 years with no upfront investment required.
• Wärme-Contracting (Heat Contracting) Complete heat solutions for municipalities and larger businesses. enalpin handles financing, planning, construction, operation, and maintenance. Uses renewable energies including wood chips, solar energy, groundwater, and ground source heat pumps.
• ordoplus Software platform for energy utilities supporting billing, accounting, and energy data management for electricity, water, and heat supply. Used by over 20 regional energy utilities.
• meteringplus Smart metering software solution for reading and analyzing consumption data from smart meters for electricity, heat, and water. Includes data reading, system interfaces, smart meter rollout support, maintenance, and operations, aligned with Swiss 2028 smart meter deadline.
• Elektrokontrollstelle (Electrical Inspection) Independent electrical inspection service with accredited control authorization (SN EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012, SIS 0088). Provides safety inspections for residential, commercial, industrial, healthcare, hazardous areas, and solar installations under NIV Art. 32 Abs. 4.
• Stromnetze (Electricity Networks) Electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure services. enalpin operates medium-voltage networks in the Visp-Westlich Raron region through subsidiary EVWR and supports local energy utilities with business and operations management.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~1 million liters heating oil saved annually through district heating networks
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SwissgridcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerenalpin holds 0.69% stake in Swissgrid, the Swiss transmission grid operator responsible for the high-voltage network (220 and 380 kV) and national grid stability.
• ValdgridcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerenalpin holds 18.41% stake in Valdgrid, the regional grid operator responsible for high-voltage networks (65, 110, and 132 kV) in the Valais region.
• EVWR Energiedienste Visp – Westlich Raron AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVWR is a sister company of enalpin responsible for medium-voltage network (16 and 20 kV) operations in the Visp – Westlich Raron region, as well as business and operational management for local energy utilities.
• tritec AGcoreTechnology or Integrationtritec AG is a sister company and solar specialist providing planning, construction, and maintenance of photovoltaic installations. Over 30 years of experience in solar energy, including alpine and large-scale installations.
• bacherg + schmidt ELEKTRO AGcoreOthersAcquired in 2025, provides electrical installation services including building automation, lighting concepts, and service/repair work. Continues operating under its own name with existing management.
• Studer Söhne Elektro AGcoreOthersAcquired in Spring 2023, provides electrical installation services. Investment in regional jobs and expansion of capabilities in photovoltaic, heating/cooling, electrical installation, e-mobility, and building technology (Smart Home).
• Fernwärme Visp AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerenalpin has managed Fernwärme Visp AG since 2013. Jointly owned by Lonza (50%) and Visp Infra AG (50%). Operates district heating network in Visp using waste heat and steam from Lonza facilities.
• Partner Municipalities & Energy UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious municipalities and regional energy supply companies (including EW Törbel, EW Unterbäch, EVG Grächen AG, and others) partner with enalpin for solar installations and energy solutions.
• naturenergie gruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company (naturenergie holding AG) based in Laufenburg, Switzerland. enalpin CEO Michel Schwery serves as Chairman of the naturenergie gruppe management. Strategic alignment and resource sharing between entities.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Axpo Holding AG: Switzerland's largest electricity producer with significant hydropower and nuclear generation, plus trading and distribution across multiple cantons. Comparable as a vertically integrated Swiss energy utility, though Axpo operates at vastly larger scale and national scope.
• BKW Energie AG: Swiss energy company with generation (hydro, nuclear, solar), distribution networks, energy services, and grid operations across multiple cantons. Comparable diversified renewable energy and grid services portfolio, listed on SIX Swiss Exchange.
• Alpiq Holding AG: Major Swiss electricity producer and trader with substantial hydropower generation, energy services, and international operations. Comparable generation mix (Swiss hydro) and vertical integration across electricity value chain.
• Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ): Cantonal utility for Zurich with electricity generation (including renewable), distribution, and energy services (including solar contracting and EV charging). Comparable product portfolio across electricity, mobility, and energy solutions, but at significantly larger scale.
• naturenergie holding AG: Parent company of enalpin AG, providing 100% renewable electricity (primarily from hydro) across Germany and Switzerland. Comparable renewable generation portfolio and brand positioning, but operates at larger international scale.

Direct peers

• Repower AG: Regional Swiss energy utility based in Graubünden with hydropower generation, distribution networks, and energy services. Closest peer given similar regional focus, hydro-led generation mix, and integrated service offerings in a single Swiss canton.
• Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG (CKW): Regional Swiss energy utility serving Central Switzerland with hydro generation, distribution, and energy services. Comparable vertically integrated model with regional cantonal focus and renewable generation portfolio.
• Groupe E SA: Regional Swiss energy utility serving Canton Fribourg with hydropower generation, distribution networks, heat networks, and energy services. Closely comparable as a vertically integrated regional Swiss utility with renewable generation and heating offerings.
• Services Industriels de Genève (SIG): Multi-utility serving Geneva with electricity, gas, water, and heating networks. Comparable as a vertically integrated Swiss utility offering renewable generation, district heating, and customer energy services.
• Energie Wasser Bern (ewb): Municipal utility of Bern offering electricity, heating networks, water, and telecommunications services. Comparable vertically integrated service portfolio including district heating and renewable electricity supply in a regional Swiss setting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enalpin

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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