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.
*4.5 MW Biomass (low density Crop Residues) based Power Generation unit of Malavalli Power Plant Pvt Ltd. (300011)
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
91.8K
issued tCO₂e
Hanuman Ganga Hydro (4.95 MW) Plant at Uttarakhand
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
91.4K
issued tCO₂e
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 03 Envirofit
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
91.3K
issued tCO₂e
Bagepalli CDM Reforestation Programme
Gold Standard · India
91.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 04 - GS11476
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
91.0K
issued tCO₂e
Sarbari-I small hydro project of DSL Hydrowatt Limited (DSLHL), Himachal Pradesh, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
90.8K
issued tCO₂e
12.55 MW Wind Power Project In India
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
90.1K
issued tCO₂e
Installation of Low Green House Gases (GHG) Emitting Rolling stock cars in Metro System
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
90.0K
issued tCO₂e
10 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra by Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
89.0K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA012
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
88.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA013
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
88.6K
issued tCO₂e
Wind power project by Sargam Retails Pvt. Ltd. in Gujarat, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
87.6K
issued tCO₂e
Dalmia Chini Mills Nigohi Project
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
87.0K
issued tCO₂e
13.21 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project in Coimbatore and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
86.8K
issued tCO₂e
Generation of electricity from Bundled 25 MW wind energy project aggregated by Resurge Energy Private Limited.
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
86.4K
issued tCO₂e
Bundled household biogas plants project in Jammu and Punjab
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
86.4K
issued tCO₂e
Vaayu India Wind Power Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
85.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS12066 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Cooking Product Lines - India - Clean Cooking Project - VPA01
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
85.3K
issued tCO₂e
Orb Energy Solar Program in India - VPA04
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
83.4K
issued tCO₂e
GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 09 - GS11479
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
82.9K
issued tCO₂e
10 MW Biomass Based Power Generation Project by Rake Power Limited at Ramtek, Nagpur
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
82.3K
issued tCO₂e
5MW Solar PV Power Plant by AEPL
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
81.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA014
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
81.7K
issued tCO₂e
Waste Heat Recovery for Elemental Process for 30 MVA Calcium Carbide Furnace at DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd's Chemical Complex at Kota(Rajasthan), India
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
81.1K
issued tCO₂e
Household Biogas Project in Uttarakhand, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
80.9K
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