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.

Hybrid (Solar+Wind) Power project by SBE Renewables Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Solar Power Project by Fortum FinnSurya Energy Pvt Ltd

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Power Project by Vector Green Energy Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Combined cycle natural gas based grid connected power plant at Jegurupadu, India

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Power Project by Solararise India Projects PVT. LTD.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

119.8 MW Natural Gas based Combined Cycle Power Plant, at Tanjavur, Tamilnadu by M/s Aban Power Company Limited

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Wind Power Project by Adani

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Solar Photovoltaic Project by Giriraj Renewables Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Solar Power Project by Mahindra Renewables Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project by Sembcorp Green Infra Limited in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Uri II Hydroelectric Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power project in Koppal Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Energy Power Projects by Atria Power

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Bundled wind energy generation projects in Gujarat, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project in Maharashtra, India - Andhra Lake Phase - I

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project in Maharashtra, India - Andhra Lake Phase - II

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation of degraded land by MTPL in India

Verra · India · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Power Project by Axis Wind Farms (MPR Dam) Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Solar Power Project by Shapoorji Pallonji

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

100.8 MW Wind Power Project in Beluguppa Andhra Pradesh

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

108 MW Fatanpur Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

216 MWac Kamuthi Solar Power Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

100 MW Wind Power Project in Andhra Pradesh by OAWPPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Wind Energy Project in Harapanahalli, Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.1M

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