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.
Wind Power Project at Bhachau by Powerica Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
135.2K
issued tCO₂e
Installation of Household Biogas plants in Punjab - 1
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
135.0K
issued tCO₂e
BHL Biogas and Bagasse based cogeneration project activity at Kinauni
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
133.8K
issued tCO₂e
Biomass based Steam Generation plant at Chanakya Dairy Products Limited
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
132.8K
issued tCO₂e
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Through Thermal Solar Power Technology - Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy Pvt. Ltd
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
132.3K
issued tCO₂e
24.8 MW Wind power project by Belgaum Wind Farms Private Ltd. in Gadag, Karnataka
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
132.1K
issued tCO₂e
Waste heat recovery based power plant at Hindustan Zinc Limited, Chanderia
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
131.3K
issued tCO₂e
8.3 MW Wind Electricity Generation Project by Parakh Agro Industries Limited in Dhule, Maharashtra
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
130.8K
issued tCO₂e
14.70 MW Wind Power Project at Jath Maharashtra
Gold Standard · India
130.5K
issued tCO₂e
9 MW Neria Hyrdroelectric project, Karnataka, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
130.0K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA002
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
129.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA003
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
129.8K
issued tCO₂e
15 MW Wind energy farm at Gopalpura, Karnataka by HZL
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
129.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA004
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
127.6K
issued tCO₂e
Displacement of firewood by household biogas stoves in India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
127.0K
issued tCO₂e
15 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Project at Gujarat
Gold Standard · India
126.8K
issued tCO₂e
Aryan Coal 15 MW Wind Project in Maharashtra, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
125.8K
issued tCO₂e
Wind power project in Madhya Pradesh, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
125.7K
issued tCO₂e
21 MW Wind energy farm at Palladam TamilNadu by HZL
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
125.7K
issued tCO₂e
Solar Water Heater Program in India-CPA-2
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
124.3K
issued tCO₂e
8.5 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
123.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA005
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
123.7K
issued tCO₂e
15 MW Wind Energy Project in Maharashtra
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
123.3K
issued tCO₂e
Bamboo plantations by farmers and community in the country
Verra · India · Forest
120.9K
issued tCO₂e
Solar Water Heater Program In India-CPA-3
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
120.8K
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