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.

Wind power project in Tamil Nadu by SWPPL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

312.6K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Energy Project by LNB Group

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

311.1K

issued tCO₂e

The Core Carbon

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

310.8K

issued tCO₂e

6.5 MW cogeneration project in Akbarpur, Punjab

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

308.7K

issued tCO₂e

Orb Energy Solar Program In India - VPA06

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

307.7K

issued tCO₂e

100 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

307.1K

issued tCO₂e

Electricity generation by utilization of waste heat from calcined petroleum coke production process

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

306.2K

issued tCO₂e

250 MW Solar PV Plant by Mega Suryaurja in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

304.6K

issued tCO₂e

Biomass based cogeneration plant at Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Chintampalli

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

304.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project in Gujarat by Kaze Energy Limited

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

301.9K

issued tCO₂e

WIND POWER BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION PROJECT IN INDIA BY DLF HOME DEVELOPERS LIMITED

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

300.1K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Project 1 by Aditya Birla Group of Companies

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

298.9K

issued tCO₂e

16.45 MW bundled grid connected renewable energy project in Tamil Nadu, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

298.5K

issued tCO₂e

Wind energy project by LWEPL-1

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

295.3K

issued tCO₂e

Improved Woodstoves in Udaipur - Helping Women and Environment

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

295.0K

issued tCO₂e

20MW Samal Grid-connected Hydroelectric Project in Orissa, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

293.6K

issued tCO₂e

Grid Connected Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

293.1K

issued tCO₂e

Poultry Litter Based Power Project in Ranga Reddy District Andhra Pradesh

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

292.6K

issued tCO₂e

Solar PV power project by Roha Dyechem Pvt. Ltd. (EKIESL.CDM.Aug-11-02)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

292.5K

issued tCO₂e

Reduction in GHGs emission from primary aluminium smelter at Hindalco, Hirakud India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

286.5K

issued tCO₂e

India Dairy Biogas Program

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

283.2K

issued tCO₂e

Adilabad biogas project

Gold Standard · India

279.5K

issued tCO₂e

50 MW Kurnool Solar PV Power Project by M/s Prayatna Developers Pvt. Ltd. at Gani Kurnool AP.

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

279.4K

issued tCO₂e

15 MW Grid Connected Renewable Energy Wind Turbine in Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

277.1K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of High Efficient Cook Stoves by Enking International

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

276.0K

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