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
- Verra 1,174
- Gold Standard 713
- Isometric 12
- Cercarbono 4
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
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 368 projects
- AMS-I-D 333 projects
- VMR0006 113 projects
- AMS-II-G 79 projects
- AMS-I-C 68 projects
- AR-ACM0003 59 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 49 projects
- VM0047 40 projects
- AMS-I-E 40 projects
- AMS-I-A 34 projects
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.
15 MW wind power project by Green Infra Wind Energy Assets Ltd
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
150 MW Solar Project in Karnataka by Avaada Solar
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
15MW FLOATING SOLAR PV PROJECT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
160 MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Project-III BY RVUNL at Ramgarh District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
19.5 MW wind power project in Ossiya Rajasthan by Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL)
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
2 x 2MW wind project by Bansal Windmills Pvt. Ltd.
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
2 x 3.5 MW Ullunkal Hydro Power Project in Kerala, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
2.1 MW Wind Project of Colourtex Industries Ltd. at Kutch district in Gujarat state India
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
2.10MW Wind Project in Rajasthan
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
20 MW Capacity Biomass based Power Project of M/s. SHALIVAHANA GREEN ENERGY LIMITED
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
200 MW Solar Power project by SB Energy at Pavagada Karnataka
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
216 MWac Adani Green Energy (Tamilnadu) Solar Power Project
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
22 MW Solar Power Project by HZL at Rampura agucha Mine Rajasthan
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
24 MW Chayadevi Mini Hydro power project in Karnataka, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
24 MW Wind Energy based Power Generation In Theni Tamil Nadu
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
24 MW wind power project in Tamil Nadu India
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
24 MW wind power project in Tamil Nadu India
Gold Standard · India
Not yet issued
24MW Dummagudem Hydel Project by SLS Power Corporation Limited
Gold Standard · India
No issuance recorded
250 MW Solar PV Project by ACME Aklera Power Technology Private Limited
Cercarbono · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
250 MW Solar Power Project by Clean Solar Power Jodhpur Pvt. Ltd
Gold Standard · India
No issuance recorded
250 MW Solar Power project at Kadapa by SB Energy
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
250 MW Solar Power project by SB Energy
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
250 MW Wind Power Project by Mytrah Energy
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
3 MW bundled wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
3.66 MW poultry litter based power generation project by Raus Power in India (300020)
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026