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.

Improving lives through efficient household devices by ClimatePartner Impact - VPA 5

Gold Standard · India

11.9K

issued tCO₂e

Improving lives through efficient household devices by ClimatePartner Impact - VPA 1

Gold Standard · India

11.8K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project by Peethambra Granites Pvt Ltd (EKIESL-CDM. November -11-01)

Gold Standard · India

11.6K

issued tCO₂e

Improving Energy Efficiency in Railways' Residential Quarters Eastern Region

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

11.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS12793 Mitti Labs: Supporting Climate Smart Rice Farming In Telangana

Gold Standard · India

11.5K

issued tCO₂e

Household Biogas Program for Smallholder Farmers in India by SPEF and NDDB

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

11.4K

issued tCO₂e

CLEAN COOKSTOVE FOR GARO COMMUNITIES

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

11.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11695 GS11696 RVPA-1 Water Purifier Project in Maharashtra India by Seniority Pvt. Ltd. - VPA-2

Gold Standard · India

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

Nagapattinam District Biogas Project for Tsunami affected Poor

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

Positive Climate Care 2.5 MW Grid connected Wind Power Project Activity by Ms. Aishwarya Rai in the state of Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

Fair Climate Programme for Sustainable Household Energy (PoA) - Fair Climate Programme: Bachat project - Odisha India (VPA 2)

Gold Standard · India

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 39 - GS11898

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

FCN GS PoA for Rural Communities VPA 02

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

11.1K

issued tCO₂e

3 MW bundled wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

10.9K

issued tCO₂e

1 MW Jiwa Small Hydel Project in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

10.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS11877 GS11876 Improved Cookstove Distribution Across Rural Parts of India- RVPA 01

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

10.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled 15 MW Wind Power Project in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

10.3K

issued tCO₂e

2.50 MW Wind Project at Kappadagudda, Gadag District, Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

10.2K

issued tCO₂e

Rural Education for Development Society (REDS) Photovoltaic Lighting Project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

9.9K

issued tCO₂e

5 MW Sahu Hydro Electric Project for a grid connected system in Himachal Pradesh, India - CER Conversion

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

9.9K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project by Priyadarshini Polysacks Ltd. in Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

9.7K

issued tCO₂e

Energy from renewables

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

9.6K

issued tCO₂e

14.70 MW Wind Power Project at Jath, Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

9.4K

issued tCO₂e

Upgradation, Operation and Maintenance of 200 TPD Composting facility at Okhla, Delhi

Verra · India · Ghg Management

9.2K

issued tCO₂e

SUVIDHA’s Decentralized Energy Interventions for Rural Communities in India VPA - 1 (Uttarakhand)

Gold Standard · India

8.3K

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