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.

Fair Climate Programme for Sustainable Household Energy (PoA) - Fair Climate Programme: Bachat project - Odisha India (VPA 1)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

16.3K

issued tCO₂e

8.75 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Kappatgudda, Karnataka (India)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

16.1K

issued tCO₂e

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 12)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

15.8K

issued tCO₂e

Adani Enterprises Limited Solar PV Power Project in Gujarat, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

15.3K

issued tCO₂e

Utilization of jute biomass process waste & other biomass as fuel substituting fossil fuels in steam generation for use on site

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

15.2K

issued tCO₂e

Grouped OFF-GRID Renewable Energy Project in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

14.7K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of high efficiency cookstoves in India by AGS Carbon

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

14.6K

issued tCO₂e

Himalayan Oak Restoration Project

Gold Standard · India

14.6K

issued tCO₂e

Enercon Wind Farm (Hindustan) Ltd in Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

14.5K

issued tCO₂e

GEPL Biomass energy generation project at Faridabad, Haryana

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

14.4K

issued tCO₂e

Biomass Cookstove Project in Jharkhand

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

14.4K

issued tCO₂e

Improving lives through efficient household devices by ClimatePartner Impact - VPA 3

Gold Standard · India

14.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS12494 VPA-1 Distribution of Improved Cookstove by Alphabet Greens

Gold Standard · India

14.0K

issued tCO₂e

3.9 MW Bundled renewable energy project in Tamil Nadu, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

13.9K

issued tCO₂e

8.4 MW Wind Energy Project by Sanwaria Agro Oils Limited, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

13.8K

issued tCO₂e

Improving Energy Efficiency In Railways' Residential Quarters - Northern Region in India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

13.7K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Project in Cuddalore, India

Verra · India · Ghg Management

13.3K

issued tCO₂e

Improving Energy Efficiency in Railways' Residential Quarters Western Region

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

13.3K

issued tCO₂e

6.25 MW grid-connected Sattegala Mini Hydel Scheme at SLS Power Industries Ltd., in Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka - CER Conversion

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

12.9K

issued tCO₂e

Improving lives through efficient household devices by ClimatePartner Impact - VPA 4

Gold Standard · India

12.8K

issued tCO₂e

Positive Climate Care 2.5 MW Grid connected Wind Power Project Activity by Ms. Aishwarya Rai in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

12.4K

issued tCO₂e

Improving lives through efficient household devices by ClimatePartner Impact - VPA 2

Gold Standard · India

12.3K

issued tCO₂e

Improving Energy Efficiency in Railways' Residential Quarters - Southern and North East Region in India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

12.3K

issued tCO₂e

Energy Efficiency measures in DMRC Phase II stations

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

12.2K

issued tCO₂e

Clean Energy generation from wind energy in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

12.1K

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