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.

Wind Power Project in Tinwari, Rajasthan

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

28.1K

issued tCO₂e

Building a Sustainable World: Cookstove Distribution Program

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

28.0K

issued tCO₂e

14 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

27.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 01

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

27.9K

issued tCO₂e

5MW Wind Mill Project of RBD by M/s. Rakesh Builders| Developers in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

27.7K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Maharashtra State, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

27.6K

issued tCO₂e

Happy and Healthy Kitchens for Rural India VPA 1

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

26.9K

issued tCO₂e

2.25 MW rice husk based cogeneration plant at Siddeshwari Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

26.9K

issued tCO₂e

Susbtitution of coal with jute biomass residue (caddies) in the steam generating boiler for use onsite.

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

26.6K

issued tCO₂e

Vaayu India Wind Power Project in Gujarat - CER Conversion

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

26.2K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

26.1K

issued tCO₂e

Water and Climate VPA #2 - Madhya Pradesh India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

25.9K

issued tCO₂e

7.85 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Southern India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

25.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA030

Gold Standard · India

25.7K

issued tCO₂e

Upgradation and expansion of A.P.M.C compost plant at Tikri, Delhi

Verra · India · Ghg Management

25.6K

issued tCO₂e

8.5 MW Wind Energy Project by KS Oils Limited, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

25.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Power Project by Emami Power Limited

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

25.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 02

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

25.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 05

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

25.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 04

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

25.0K

issued tCO₂e

2.5 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (India)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

25.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 03

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

24.9K

issued tCO₂e

5.0 MW small scale wind based power generation for captive use by Balkrishna Industries Limited (BIL) in Rajasthan, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

24.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hassan Composite Vermicompost Biogas Project

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

24.9K

issued tCO₂e

Waste Management Project-1 by GLOBAL CARBON SOLUTIONS

Verra · India · Ghg Management

24.8K

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).

Registry data as of June 1, 2026