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.

Bundled renewable energy project in Gujarat and Karnataka, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

41.7K

issued tCO₂e

14.7 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in the state of Maharashtra and Rajasthan, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

41.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 38 - GS11897

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

41.4K

issued tCO₂e

13.65 MW Captive Wind Energy Project in Tirunelveli

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

41.2K

issued tCO₂e

Solar Water Heater Program in India- “CPA-7”

Gold Standard · India

40.9K

issued tCO₂e

Electricity generation from 17.10 MW bundled wind energy project in Maharashtra aggregated by Resurge Energy Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

40.8K

issued tCO₂e

8.75 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Maharashtra, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

40.3K

issued tCO₂e

Arakalagudu Biodigester Project II

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

40.2K

issued tCO₂e

*PRE_CDM VER Tonk Biomass Project India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

40.1K

issued tCO₂e

SHINE - Distribution of LED lightbulbs in India-7

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

40.1K

issued tCO₂e

12 MW Wind Power Project in Kutch, Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

39.9K

issued tCO₂e

6 MW Solar Power Project by Arhyama Solar Power

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

39.6K

issued tCO₂e

Positive Climate Care 8.70 MW bundled Wind Power Project Activity in the state of Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

39.4K

issued tCO₂e

Positive Climate Care 3.55 MW bundled Grid connected Wind Power Project Activity in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

39.4K

issued tCO₂e

Positive Climate Care 8.75 MW bundled Wind Power Project Activity in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

39.4K

issued tCO₂e

5.725 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project, Tamil Nadu, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

38.9K

issued tCO₂e

“Bundle-V bundled grid connected wind power project in the state of Gujarat”

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

38.6K

issued tCO₂e

Solid Waste Management Project at Moradabad

Verra · India · Ghg Management

38.4K

issued tCO₂e

Energy efficiency and fuel switch project at Welspun India Limited

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

38.2K

issued tCO₂e

Thermal energy from Biomass at Mohota Mills

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

38.1K

issued tCO₂e

5.5 MW Bundled Wind Power Project by WMI Cranes Ltd

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

38.0K

issued tCO₂e

5.65 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

37.8K

issued tCO₂e

6 MW RPPL biomass based power plant

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

37.5K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project by GFL in Gudhepanchgani

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

37.0K

issued tCO₂e

Sustainable Biogas Project for Community Empowerment

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

36.8K

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026