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.

SOLAR POWER PROJECT IN GUJARAT, INDIA BY WAA SOLAR LIMITED

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

8.2K

issued tCO₂e

6.0 MW Biomass based cogeneration power plant of Rama Paper Mills Limited, Kiratpur, Uttar Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

8.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS11876 Improved Cookstove Distribution Across Rural Parts of India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

8.1K

issued tCO₂e

5 MW Wind power project by UIC Udyog Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

8.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India- RVPA 01

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

8.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India- RVPA 02

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

8.1K

issued tCO₂e

Waste Energy project in Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan

Verra · India · Ghg Management

8.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Energy Project at Jaisalmer district Rajasthan by Enn Enn Corp Limited

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

7.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India- RVPA 03

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

7.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA: Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India- RVPA 07

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

7.5K

issued tCO₂e

Fair Climate Programme for Sustainable Household Energy (PoA) - Fair Climate Programme: Bachat project - Odisha India (VPA 8)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

7.5K

issued tCO₂e

Capacity enhancement for export of surplus power to grid at Lakshmipuram, Andhra Pradesh, India

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

7.3K

issued tCO₂e

MSW to Compost through BSF Rearing process

Verra · India · Ghg Management

7.3K

issued tCO₂e

3 MW wind farm project for Gupta Coalfields & Washeries Limited

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

7.3K

issued tCO₂e

Biodiesel Project by Rajputana Biodiesel Private Limited

Verra · India

7.1K

issued tCO₂e

SUVIDHA’s Decentralized Energy Interventions for Rural Communities in India VPA - 4 (Himachal Pradesh IndiGo)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

6.9K

issued tCO₂e

24 MW Perla Mini Hydel Project, Karnataka, India - CER Conversion

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

6.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale VPA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

6.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA: Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India- RVPA 05

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

6.7K

issued tCO₂e

Darjeeling Revival: Monsoon Harvest

Isometric · India · Alkalinity Cdr

6.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India-RVPA 06

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

6.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS10818 - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway - Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in Karnataka by Greenway - VPA034

Gold Standard · India

5.8K

issued tCO₂e

1.25 MW Wind Power Generation project of Euro Vistaa (India) Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

5.8K

issued tCO₂e

Pawan Urja Vistaran: Small entities combined wind power project in India - 2008

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

5.7K

issued tCO₂e

1.25 MW Wind Power Project by M/s. Garden Court Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. at Sangli, Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

5.7K

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