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.

13.25 MW Wind Power Generation by RMTL, in Kutch, Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

108.0K

issued tCO₂e

Improved Woodstove Project 2 in Udaipur

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

106.7K

issued tCO₂e

Orb Energy Solar Program in India - VPA02

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

106.4K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled 9.00 MW wind power Generation project in Rajasthan India by M/s. Gangadhar Narsingdas Agrawal Group

Gold Standard · India

105.6K

issued tCO₂e

Pawan Urja Vistaran: Small entities combined wind power project in India - 2006

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

105.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 07 - GS11477

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

105.0K

issued tCO₂e

Enercon Wind Farm (Hindustan) Ltd in Rajasthan (GS2483 CER to VER conversion)

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

105.0K

issued tCO₂e

Vaayu India Wind Power Project in Gujarat (GS3958 CER to VER conversion)

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

104.8K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Wind Power generation for promoting energy security

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

104.8K

issued tCO₂e

Energy Efficient Cook Stove Implementation in India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

104.8K

issued tCO₂e

8MW Waste Heat Recovery Based Power Project by Sree Rengaraaj Power India Private Limited

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

104.6K

issued tCO₂e

Dissemination of TLUD improved cook stoves in the Sundarbans India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

104.5K

issued tCO₂e

Smokeless living in rural areas of India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

104.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 21 - Clear Sky Partners - GS11501

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

103.9K

issued tCO₂e

11.35 MW bundled renewable energy based power generation by Interocean Group

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

103.7K

issued tCO₂e

Smokeless Energy efficient cookstoves distribution in Rural India-2

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

103.5K

issued tCO₂e

Efficient Kitchens in India

Gold Standard · India

102.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA008

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

102.0K

issued tCO₂e

Smart Cookstove Program by Tata Communications

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

101.8K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas project Uttarakhand India

Gold Standard · India

101.8K

issued tCO₂e

Solar Water Heater Program in India-CPA-6

Gold Standard · India

100.8K

issued tCO₂e

Renew Sakhi Improved Cookstove - 2

Gold Standard · India

100.7K

issued tCO₂e

15 MW Wind energy farm at Gopalpura Karnataka by HZL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

100.5K

issued tCO₂e

Smokeless Energy efficient cookstoves distribution in Rural India-3

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

100.4K

issued tCO₂e

Distribution of energy efficient cookstoves in India-4

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

99.7K

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