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.

Enercon Wind Farms (Hindustan) Pvt Ltd in Rajasthan

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

275.6K

issued tCO₂e

Improving rural livelihood through agroforestry practices in Punjab, India- II

Verra · India · Forest

275.3K

issued tCO₂e

Lalpur wind farm in Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

275.2K

issued tCO₂e

25.5 MW Wind Energy Farm at Nandurbar Maharashtra by HZL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

271.2K

issued tCO₂e

Biomass based power project of VPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

271.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project in Madhya Pradesh (2) India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

270.3K

issued tCO₂e

Enercon Wind Farms in Karnataka Bundled Project 73.60 MW

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

269.3K

issued tCO₂e

The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 16 Envirofit

Gold Standard · India

267.2K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas CDM Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

266.5K

issued tCO₂e

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 03)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

264.0K

issued tCO₂e

Tramontana ICS-01 - The Distribution of Improved Cookstoves to Indigenous Communities across Rural India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

263.9K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Tinwari Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

262.6K

issued tCO₂e

Methane Recovery and Power Generation Project at ESIPL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

259.6K

issued tCO₂e

Patikari Hydro Electric Power Project in Distt-Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

257.1K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Wind Power Project by Hero Future Energies

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

255.0K

issued tCO₂e

Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

254.5K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project by HZL in Karnataka

Gold Standard · India

252.4K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of wind power project in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

249.7K

issued tCO₂e

*Sri Balaji 6 MW Non-Conventional Renewable Sources Biomass Power Project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

249.6K

issued tCO₂e

Promotion of Low cost Irrigation Device in Eastern States of India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

247.7K

issued tCO₂e

Wind energy project by KWEPL - 1

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

245.2K

issued tCO₂e

Mandsaur Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

244.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project at Gujarat by Powerica Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

244.5K

issued tCO₂e

Distribution of energy efficient cookstoves in India-2

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

243.1K

issued tCO₂e

Grid connected bundled wind power project in Gujarat managed by Enercon (India) Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

240.6K

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