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
- Verra 1,174
- Gold Standard 713
- Isometric 12
- Cercarbono 4
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
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 368 projects
- AMS-I-D 333 projects
- VMR0006 113 projects
- AMS-II-G 79 projects
- AMS-I-C 68 projects
- AR-ACM0003 59 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 49 projects
- VM0047 40 projects
- AMS-I-E 40 projects
- AMS-I-A 34 projects
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.
SONAWADE SMALL HYDRO POWER PROJECT
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
168.7K
issued tCO₂e
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 11 Envirofit
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
168.6K
issued tCO₂e
AAC blocks manufacturing unit based on an energy efficient brick/block manufacturing technology by Biltech Building Elements (Budge-Budge)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
168.2K
issued tCO₂e
Roaring 40s Wind Farms (Khandke) Private Limited - Phase II
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
167.8K
issued tCO₂e
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 13 Envirofit
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
167.5K
issued tCO₂e
Sinner Wind Power Project in Maharashtra
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
166.9K
issued tCO₂e
Grid Connected Renewable Power Generation from Wind Mills by L.S Mills
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
165.7K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 31 - GS11491
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
165.6K
issued tCO₂e
27 MWp Solar PV Project by MH Technique Solaire India Private Limited
Gold Standard · India
164.9K
issued tCO₂e
17.45 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
163.5K
issued tCO₂e
Generation of power from process waste heat at Hi-Tech Carbon, Tamil Nadu
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
162.8K
issued tCO₂e
*Bagepalli CDM Biogas Programme
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
161.8K
issued tCO₂e
Fuel switchover from higher carbon intensive fuels to Natural Gas (NG) at Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) in Phulpur Village, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh by M/s Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO)
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
160.9K
issued tCO₂e
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 12 Envirofit
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
159.7K
issued tCO₂e
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 09 Envirofit
Gold Standard · India
158.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 26 - Clear Sky Partners - GS11496
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
157.8K
issued tCO₂e
24.45 MW Biomass based project in Punjab
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
157.2K
issued tCO₂e
Enlightening lives by propagating Household biogas projects in India
Gold Standard · India
156.0K
issued tCO₂e
Grid Connected Wind Power Project by M/s Giriraj Enterprises in Madhya Pradesh
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
155.3K
issued tCO₂e
Wind Power Project by Markdata Green Energy (EKIESL-CDM.January-15-01)
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
154.1K
issued tCO₂e
Selco Clean Energy Products Grouped Project
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
153.6K
issued tCO₂e
Improved Cook Stoves CDM project of JSMBT
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
153.5K
issued tCO₂e
Rajgarh Wind Power Project in Rajasthan
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
153.4K
issued tCO₂e
Installation of Household biogas plants in India
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
153.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 13 - GS11483
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
152.8K
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026