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.

Biomass Briquette Based Earth Stove Project

Gold Standard · India

901

issued tCO₂e

Waste Management PoA in India- Biogas for thermal applications- VPA 5

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

662

issued tCO₂e

Fair Climate Programme for Sustainable Household Energy (PoA): Bachat - Karnataka India (VPA 6)

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

660

issued tCO₂e

Grid Connected Wind Power Project In Maharashtra India By Bhilwara (GS3705 CER to VER Conversion)

Gold Standard · India

500

issued tCO₂e

Waste Management PoA in India VPA 1

Gold Standard · India

229

issued tCO₂e

Grouped Commercial Vehicle EV Project in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

65

issued tCO₂e

Biochar Project-1 by WeAct

Verra · India · Biomass Cdr

10

issued tCO₂e

Project Agneerath

Isometric · India · Biomass Cdr

6

issued tCO₂e

Project Nandani

Isometric · India · Biomass Cdr

5

issued tCO₂e

A Biochar Project at Satyapura

Isometric · India · Biomass Cdr

1

issued tCO₂e

0.6 MW Wind Power Generation project of Dodhia Synthetics Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

0.7 MW Wind Power Generation Project of BLA Coke Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

0.85 MW x 2 Wind Turbine Generator project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

1 MW biomass gasifier based power generation project by Chanderpur Renewal Power Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

1.25 MW Wind Power Generation project of EIIL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

1.2MW Renewable Energy Power Project based on Biogas from Dairy Buffalo Manure at Pariyat Jabalpur District Madhya Pradesh

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

1.5 MW Rice Husk Based Cogeneration Project at Rajaram Maize Products, Mohad, Dist. Rajnandgaon (CG), India

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

10 MW Biomass Power Project in Amreli District Gujarat India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

10 MW Bundled Wind Power Project by Era Infra Engineering Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

10 MW Grouped Wind Power Project in Maharashtra State, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

10 MW biomass based power generation project at Wani, Yavatmal by Shalivahana Projects Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

10 MWp Grid Interactive Solar Power Project in Gujarat Solar Park, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

10.2 MW Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Gujarat, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

10.30 MW Grouped Wind Power Project in India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

10.4 MW wind power project at Tiwari site of Jodhpur district in the state of Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

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