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.
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