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.

5.10 MW Wind Power Project by Shyam Metalics & Energy Limited in Maharashtra India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

5.6K

issued tCO₂e

Fair Climate Programme for Sustainable Household Energy (PoA) - Fair Climate Programme: Project Exhale - Maharashtra India (VPA 4)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

5.5K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project by M/s Chhotabhai Jethabhai Patel & Co. (CJP) at Sinnar, Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

5.1K

issued tCO₂e

0.75 MW Kerala Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · India

4.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India- RVPA 04

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

4.6K

issued tCO₂e

SUVIDHA’s Decentralized Energy Interventions for Rural Communities in India VPA - 2 (Assam)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

4.6K

issued tCO₂e

Energy Efficiency measures in DMRC - Phase III elevated stations

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

3.8K

issued tCO₂e

Mahogany Plantation in India

Verra · India · Forest

3.8K

issued tCO₂e

3MW Solar PV based power generation by Jindal Poly Films

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

3.8K

issued tCO₂e

Ecofy EV Green Financing Project

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

3.6K

issued tCO₂e

Solar Photovoltaic Power Project at Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.6K

issued tCO₂e

Fair Climate Programme for Sustainable Household Energy (PoA) - Fair Climate Programme: Bachat project - Odisha India (VPA 9)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

3.6K

issued tCO₂e

SUVIDHA’s Decentralized Energy Interventions for Rural Communities in India VPA - 3 (Odisha)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

3.5K

issued tCO₂e

SUSTAINABLE CHARCOAL AND IMPROVED COOKSTOVE INITIATIVE USING MICRO-GASIFIER IN INDIA

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

3.4K

issued tCO₂e

BluSmart EV Project in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS12219 VPA- 1 Water filter project in Dindori Madhya Pradesh India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

3.2K

issued tCO₂e

Positive Climate Care 0.70 MW Wind Power Project Activity by Umedica Laboratories in the state of Gujarat, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

3.0K

issued tCO₂e

Darjeeling Revival: Alt x MOL

Isometric · India · Alkalinity Cdr

3.0K

issued tCO₂e

RBML (Reliance BP Mobility Limited) EV Charging Infrastructure Project

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

2.9K

issued tCO₂e

Varanasi Smart City Bio-Conversion Project

Verra · India · Ghg Management

2.7K

issued tCO₂e

Saaf Paani Clean Drinking Water Project in India by Removall

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

2.3K

issued tCO₂e

1 MW Grid Interactive Solar PV Power Generation Project of MSPGCL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

2.2K

issued tCO₂e

Grouped Water Purification Project in India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

1.5K

issued tCO₂e

India One Solar Thermal Power Project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

1.0K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind power project in Tamilnadu, India co-ordinated by the TamilNadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA) - CER Conversion

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

1.0K

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