Oberland Energie AG

What Oberland Energie AG does

Oberland Energie AG is, based on the available source material, associated with AVAG Umwelt AG, a regional Swiss waste management, recycling, and energy company headquartered at Allmendstrasse 166, Thun, Switzerland. Founded in 1972, it has operated for 53 years serving approximately 130 municipalities alongside commercial and industrial customers in the Bernese Oberland region. The core proposition is integrated waste disposal, recycling, material recovery, and waste-to-energy conversion, branded around the slogan of closing material cycles and supporting regional energy transition. Its services are accessed through a network of disposal centers, by phone, and via the AVAG-Kundenportal digital platform.

The company's core physical infrastructure comprises nine Entsorgungszentren (disposal and recycling centers) located in Brienz, Frutigen, Interlaken, Jaberg, Langnau, Saanen, Wimmis, Zweisimmen, and the broader region, supported by the KVA Plus (Kehrrichtverbrennungsanlage) waste-to-energy facility. In 2025, the KVA Plus processed 416,000 tonnes of waste through recycling, recovery, landfill, or energy conversion, and delivered 373 million kWh of energy. Customer segmentation is vertical: the primary segment is municipalities (Gemeinden), addressed through dedicated solutions developed over decades of collaboration; the secondary segment is commercial and industrial customers (Gewerbe- und Industriekunden).

The business model operates as a regional utility with multiple revenue streams, including disposal and recycling service fees, energy sales from KVA Plus, and municipality-specific contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are routed through phone, the website, or the online customer portal. The company is privately held with no public ticker or exchange listing referenced; specific ownership structure is not disclosed beyond an "Aktionäre" (shareholders) page on the corporate site. Marketing is primarily knowledge-based via the "Wissen" content hub providing disposal guidance and environmental education, and the company's 53-year operating heritage is positioned as a trust signal. No headcount, revenue, or financial figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Oberland Energie AG

Legal name

AVAG Umwelt AG

Website

https://oberland-energie.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oberland Energie AG (associated with AVAG Umwelt AG) is a Swiss regional waste management, recycling, and waste-to-energy utility serving approximately 130 municipalities and commercial/industrial customers in the Bernese Oberland, processing 416,000 tonnes of waste annually and delivering 373 million kWh of energy.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Thun

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

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Product overview

AVAG Umwelt AG operates as a regional waste management, recycling, and energy company. The core offering consists of nine Entsorgungszentren (disposal and recycling centers), the KVA Plus waste-to-energy facility that produced 373 million kWh in 2025, Entsorgungslösungen (waste disposal and recycling solutions), and municipality-specific services for over 130 communities. These are supported by the AVAG-Kundenportal digital platform. The company processed 416,000 tonnes of waste in 2025, offering services ranging from recycling and material recovery to energy conversion and landfill disposal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 416,000 tonnes of waste processed in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ERZ Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich: City of Zurich's municipal waste management and recycling utility. Operates its own waste-to-energy plant (Josefstrasse KVA) and a network of disposal centers serving Zurich municipalities and commercial customers — the closest Swiss analog to AVAG's integrated disposal + recycling + energy model.
• EEW Energy from Waste GmbH: Germany-based operator of one of Europe's largest fleets of waste-to-energy plants, processing household and commercial residual waste into electricity and district heat. Highly comparable to AVAG's KVA Plus operation and regional utility model.

Broad incumbents

• Suez SA: Major international water and waste management group with European waste collection, recycling, and energy-from-waste operations. Comparable on service lines to AVAG, though as a broad incumbent operating across many regions and segments.
• BKW AG: Bern-based Swiss energy and infrastructure group with services spanning electricity, heat networks, and energy-from-waste assets. Comparable as a Swiss-headquartered utility with regional infrastructure and energy operations adjacent to AVAG's KVA Plus business.
• MVV Energie AG: German regional utility with significant waste-to-energy operations alongside conventional power, heat, and grid services. Comparable in scale and integrated waste-energy utility model, though operating across multiple German regions rather than a single Swiss sub-region.
• Remondis SE & Co. KG: One of Europe's largest privately held recycling, waste, and water service companies, with extensive waste-to-energy capacity across Germany and internationally. Comparable integrated service offering, but at much greater scale than AVAG.
• Waste Management, Inc. North America's largest waste services company offering collection, recycling, and waste-to-energy. Useful broad-incumbent benchmark for AVAG's integrated service model, though geographic focus and regulatory environment differ.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services giant with a large waste management and waste-to-energy portfolio across Europe, including Switzerland. Overlaps with AVAG on disposal, recycling, and energy recovery but at vastly larger scale and across multiple geographies.

Others

• Martin GmbH für Umwelt- und Energietechnik: European EPC contractor and operator of waste-to-energy plants and biomass facilities. Relevant as a technology and operating peer to AVAG's KVA Plus capability, though primarily an infrastructure supplier/operator rather than a regional franchise utility.
• Hitachi Zosen Inova AG: Swiss-headquartered (Zurich) EPC contractor and licensor of waste-to-energy (KVA) and anaerobic digestion plants globally. Comparable because it both builds and operates KVA technology akin to AVAG's KVA Plus, and is headquartered in Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oeag

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Investors

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