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.

3.75 MW Wind Energy by Mrs. Revathi Raju at Gadag District of Karnataka State

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

3.75 MW Wind Project Activity by M/s Muthoot Finance Ltd in the state of Tamilnadu, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

30 MW SOLAR BY AVAADA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PVT LTD - HANAGAL.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

30 MW SOLAR BY SOLARSYS NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY PVT. LTD. - BANAVIKAL.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

30 MW wind power project at Surajbari Gujarat in India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

300 MW Solar Project by Avaada in Gujarat (India)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

300 MW Wind Power Project in Gujarat by Netra Wind Private Limited

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

300 TPD Composting Project in Baidyabati, Hooghly (W.B.) by EOFPL

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

33 MW Wind Power Project of GSFC Ltd

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

330 MW Solar Power project in Rajasthan by SB Energy

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

37.95 MW Wind power project in Bharmasagar Karnataka by BPEIPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

3MW Biomass Co-generation by M/s. NPS Sugar Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

4 MW Hydro Power Project by AEMCPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

4.5MW Wind Power Project by Hira Group

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

4.80 MW renewable energy project by Aleo Manali Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

4.85 MW wind power project in Maharashtra and Tamilnadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

40 MW Bundled Solar Project in Telangana, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

5 MW Solar Photovoltaic based Power Generation in Jodhpur Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

5.35 MW Wind Power Project by GeeCee Ventures Ltd

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

5.4 MW Grouped Wind Power Project in Gujarat & Maharashtra (India) by Rohan Builders (India) Pvt Ltd.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

50 MW (DCR) Nalgonda Solar PV Power Project by Parampujya Solar Energy at Telangana

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

50 MW Mahoba Solar PV Power Project by M/s Prayatna Developers Pvt. Ltd. at Mahoba UP

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

50 MW Solar PV Project by Sembcorp Green Infra Limited

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

50.4 MW Wind Power Project by GSFC Ltd.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

50.6 MW Wind Power Project in Gujarat by Powerica Limited

Gold Standard · India

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