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.

10.5 MW wind mill project of ICF in the state of Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

10.5 MW wind power project in Ossiya Rajasthan by Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL)

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

100 MW SOLAR BY GIRIRAJ RENEWABLES PVT. LTD.- SATARA.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

100 MW Solar Project by Avaada in UP (India)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

100 MW Solar project in Bhadla in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

10MW biomass power plant at Sangli by Sinewave Power

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

12 TPD CBG Project in DCM Shriram Limited, CBG Unit :Ajbapur

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

12.15 MW Wind Power Project located at Kutch, Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

12.25 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project, Tamil Nadu, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

13 MW Grid Connected Dandela Mini Hydel Scheme, Karnataka State, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

13.3 MW grid connected bundled wind electricity generation project at Rajasthan and Karnataka India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

13.65 MW Wind Power Project of Khatau Narbheram & Co. in Tamil Nadu, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

13.75 MW wind power project at Bellary & Davangere district in the state Karnataka India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

13.95 MW grid connected wind electricity generation by SRF Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

1397 TPD Bundled Composting Project by EOFPL

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

14 MW Waste-to-Energy Project by Antony Lara Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

14.4 MW Bio-Mass based Co-Gen Power Plant project by Oasis group in Haryana

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

14.90 MW Biomass-based power plant by Chattargarh Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

14.90 MW Biomass-based power plant by Jasrasar Green Power Energy Pvt. Ltd. in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

14.90 MW Biomass-based power plant by KTA Powers Pvt. Ltd. in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

14.90 MW Biomass-based power plant by Sardarshahar Agri Energy Pvt. Ltd. in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

14.90 MW Biomass-based power plant by TNA Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

14.90 MW Biomass-based power plant by VCA Power Pvt. Ltd. in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

15 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project in Radhapuram Taluk of Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

15 MW grouped grid connected wind energy project in Gujarat, India

Verra · 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