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.

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