Carbon credit projects in India

Registry records list 1,903 carbon credit projects in India, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 409,690,880 tonnes and retired 252,544,509.

Key figures

Projects

1,903

Registries

4

Credits issued

409,690,880 t

Credits retired

252,544,509 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 836
  • Energy Efficiency 398
  • Not specified 254
  • Forest 133
  • Fuel Switching 118
  • Agriculture 81
  • Ghg Management 64
  • Biomass Cdr 15
  • Alkalinity Cdr 4

India and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
0
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
0

Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.

Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

Hazard context

Wildfire
High
River flood
High
Drought
High

Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.

Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026

Projects

Largest issuance first.

Hydroelectric Project in Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

30.8M

issued tCO₂e

300MW Hydropower project by JHPL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

19.1M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Solar Power Project by ReNew Solar Power Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

12.7M

issued tCO₂e

Vishnuprayag Hydro-electric Project (VHEP) by Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.(JPVL)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

12.4M

issued tCO₂e

Solar Energy Project(s) by SB Energy Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

9.4M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Photovoltaic Project by ACME

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

8.5M

issued tCO₂e

Teesta- V Hydro Power project in Sikkim

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

7.5M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project by Mytrah Group

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

6.2M

issued tCO₂e

Ghani Solar Renewable Power Project by Greenko Group

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

6.1M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamilnadu, India, Co-ordinated by Tamilnadu Spinning Mills Association(TASMA-II)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

5.4M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Solar Power Project by Adani Green Energy Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

5.3M

issued tCO₂e

Energising India using Solar Energy Projects

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

4.8M

issued tCO₂e

86 MW Hydro Project in Himachal Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

4.6M

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu by Green Infra Renewable Energy Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

4.3M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamilnadu, India, co-ordinated by Tamilnadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA-V2)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

4.1M

issued tCO₂e

400 MW Solar Power Project at Bhadla Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India

3.9M

issued tCO₂e

300 MW Wind Energy Project by Green Infra Wind Energy Limited

Gold Standard · India

3.8M

issued tCO₂e

Solar Grouped project by ACME Group (EKIESL-VCS-Aug-16-01)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.8M

issued tCO₂e

252 MW Wind Energy Project by Green Infra Wind Energy Limited

Gold Standard · India

3.6M

issued tCO₂e

Clean Electricity Generation by Solar Power Project in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India

3.5M

issued tCO₂e

Tejuva-Chandgarh Wind Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.2M

issued tCO₂e

Solar Power Project by Mytrah Energy India Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.1M

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project of CLP Wind Farms (India) Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.0M

issued tCO₂e

Wind Based Power Generation by Mytrah Energy (India) Limited (EKIESL-VCS-January-16-01)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

2.8M

issued tCO₂e

199.70 MW Wind Project in Maharashtra by BWDPL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

2.8M

issued tCO₂e

Questions about India

How many carbon credit projects are in India?

1,903, as of 1 June 2026.

Has India signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in India?

ACM0002 (368), AMS-I-D (333), VMR0006 (113).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026