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.

GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA006

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

120.7K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

119.9K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power generation project by Savita Oil Technologies Ltd., India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

118.5K

issued tCO₂e

Kohinoor Wind Power Project in Rajasthan

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

118.4K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

118.3K

issued tCO₂e

Solar Water Heater Program in India CPA-4

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

118.1K

issued tCO₂e

Orb Energy Solar Program in India - VPA03

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

118.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA007

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

117.9K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project by Rajasthan Gum Private Limited (EKI.CDM.July-11-01)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

117.4K

issued tCO₂e

6 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra by PTC India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

116.9K

issued tCO₂e

The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 06 Envirofit

Gold Standard · India

116.7K

issued tCO₂e

Smokeless energy efficient cookstoves distribution in rural India-4

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

116.0K

issued tCO₂e

4 MW Biomass based cogeneration plant by Godrej Agrovet Ltd.

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

115.4K

issued tCO₂e

Project Reignite: Turning Farm Waste to Climate Action

Verra · India · Biomass Cdr

115.1K

issued tCO₂e

Veer (NLBC) Small Hydro Power Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

115.0K

issued tCO₂e

Biomass Based Co generation Project in Paper Mill at Village Rupana, Punjab, India

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

112.4K

issued tCO₂e

Biodigestor Program in the State of Kerala by INSEDA and SDA

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

112.3K

issued tCO₂e

The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 04 Envirofit

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

112.3K

issued tCO₂e

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Through Photovoltaic Technology - Dahanu Solar Power Pvt. Ltd.

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

111.3K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project at Jaibhim by SIIL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

110.3K

issued tCO₂e

AAC Block Manufacturing Using Energy Efficient Technology by JKLCL

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

109.7K

issued tCO₂e

The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 02 Envirofit

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

108.6K

issued tCO₂e

Roaring 40s Wind Farms (Khandke) Private Limited - Phase III

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

108.6K

issued tCO₂e

Social Education and Development Society (SEDS) Biogas CDM project for the rural poor

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

108.6K

issued tCO₂e

Mithapur Solar Power Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

108.2K

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