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.
Smokeless Energy efficient cookstoves distribution in Rural India
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
99.6K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 06 - GS11505
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
99.5K
issued tCO₂e
Dissemination of TLUD improved cook stoves in the Sundarbans India 2nd project
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
99.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 03 - GS11475
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
98.1K
issued tCO₂e
16.65 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamilnadu
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
97.6K
issued tCO₂e
Bundled Wind Project Activity by M/s Bhagyanagar India Ltd and M/s Surana Telecom and Power Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
97.2K
issued tCO₂e
5MW Biomass Based Cogeneration Project at Sainsons
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
96.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA009
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
96.7K
issued tCO₂e
12 MW Wind Electricity Generation Farm at Radhapuram by M/s Surana Industries Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
96.6K
issued tCO₂e
Bundled wind power project in Tamil Nadu, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
96.5K
issued tCO₂e
GRID CONNECTED BUNDLED WIND POWER PROJECT IN GUJARAT MANAGED BY ENERCON (INDIA) LIMITED
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
95.4K
issued tCO₂e
Biomass Based Power Generation Plant at Village Channu, Punjab
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
95.3K
issued tCO₂e
Solar Power Plant of 5 MW in Rajasthan by Essel Mining and Refex Refrigerants Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
95.1K
issued tCO₂e
Replacement of ICLs with LED lamps in Gujarat, India
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
94.8K
issued tCO₂e
4 MW Kirloskar Wind Farms in Maharashtra
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
94.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA010
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
94.7K
issued tCO₂e
Suzlon 8.40 MW Wind Power Project
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
94.6K
issued tCO₂e
Sidlaghatta Biogas Project
Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management
94.5K
issued tCO₂e
Grid -connected electricity generation from 23.75MW wind energy by GACL in Gujarat in
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
94.4K
issued tCO₂e
Renewable Energy Wind Power Project in Rajasthan
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
94.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 11 - GS11481
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
93.4K
issued tCO₂e
Installation of Low Green House Gases (GHG) emitting rolling stock cars in metro
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
92.8K
issued tCO₂e
Bagasse based Co-generation Power Project at Khatauli
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
92.4K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA011
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
92.2K
issued tCO₂e
AAC blocks manufacturing unit based on an energy efficient brick/block manufacturing technology by Biltech Building Elements (surat)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
92.2K
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026