Private company

Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke

Logo: CKW, JvM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke is an energy company of Switzerland founded in 1894.1 It is headquartered in Lucerne.1

Die CKW-Gruppe (früher Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke (AG) bzw. AG Elektrizitätswerk Rathausen bei Luzern) mit Sitz in Luzern ist eine Schweizer Anbieterin von integrierten Energie- und Gebäudetechniklösungen. Sie versorgt über 200'000 Endkunden aus den Kantonen Luzern und Schwyz mit Strom und Fernwärme. Daneben erbringt sie Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Photovoltaik, Elektromobilität, Wärmetechnik, Gebäudeautomation und Security.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1894Founded1
  • Industryenergy supply1
  • HeadquartersLucerne, Switzerland1
  • Websitewww.ckw.ch
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI5299003Y21GL0ZP2F5303
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTäschmattstrasse 4, 6015 Luzern, Switzerland3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, CHE-105.941.2353

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Corporate structure

Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke is part of a group headed by Axpo Holding. 44 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Axpo Holding Baden, Switzerland
    • Axpo International S.A. 100% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Axpo Nordic AS Oslo, Norway
    • Axpo Solutions AG Baden, Switzerland
      • Axpo Austria Wien, Austria
      • Axpo Benelux Brussel, Belgium
      • Axpo Bulgaria EAD Sofia, Bulgaria
      • AXPO ENERGY ROMANIA Bucureşti, Romania
      • Axpo Sverige Malmö, Sweden
      • Axpo UK London, United Kingdom
      • Axpo Albania Subsidiary · Tirane, Albania
      • Axpo BH drustvo sa ogranicenom odgovornoscu (Axpo BH društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću) Subsidiary · Moster, Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • AXPO DRUSTVO SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU BEOGRAD (AXPO DRUŠTVO SA OGRANIČENOM ODGOVORNOŠĆU BEOGRAD) Subsidiary · Нови Београд, Serbia
      • Axpo Finland Oy Subsidiary · Vantaa, Finland
      • AXPO IBERIA SL Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • AXPO ITALIA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
      • AXPO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Baden, Switzerland
      • Axpo Trgovina d.o.o. Subsidiary · Buzin, Croatia
      • AXPO U.S. LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • CALENIA ENERGIA - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Subsidiary · Genova, Italy
      • ENAG Energiefinanzierungs AG Subsidiary · Ibach, Switzerland
      • Erste Volkswind GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Ganderkesee, Germany
      • Ferme Eolienne de la Chaume des Alouettes Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      • Ferme Eolienne des Tilleuls Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      • Ferme Eolienne du Mont Louis Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      • RIZZICONI ENERGIA - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Subsidiary · Genova, Italy
      • Windkraft Domnitz GmbH Subsidiary · Egeln, Germany
      • Zweite Volkswind GmbH & Co KG Subsidiary · Prinzhöfte, Germany
      • АКСПО МК ДООЕЛ Скопје Subsidiary · Skopje, North Macedonia
    • Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke Luzern, Switzerland
    • Volkswind Ganderkesee, Germany
    • EGL Subsidiary · Laufenburg
    • AMERICAN POWERNET MANAGEMENT, LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • Axpo AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • Axpo Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Leipzig, Germany
    • FERME EOLIENNE DE BENET Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • FERME EOLIENNE DU VAL DE NOYE 1 Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • FERME EOLIENNE DU VAL DE NOYE 2 Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) Subsidiary · Linthal, Switzerland
    • LE CHAMP EOLIEN DE SAINT MARTIN Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • PARC EOLIEN DE SAINT RIQUIER 2 Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • Urbasolar Subsidiary · France
    • Beznau Nuclear Power Plant Owned · Döttingen, Switzerland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Sep 11, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Axpo Holding3
  2. 1894Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4