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.

500TPD Biodiesel project by M11 Energy, Karnataka, India

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

6 MW Biomass based power project, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

6.5 MW cogeneration project in Akbarpur Punjab

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

6.85 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

60 MW Solar by Solarsys Non Conventional Energy Pvt. Ltd. - Ilkal.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

600 MW Solar PV Plant by SB Energy in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

7 MW Bundled Hydro power project at Himachal Pradesh of Raajratna Energy Holdings Pvt. Ltd

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

7 MW Hydel Based Power Unit on River Jatashankari, Chhattisgarh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

7.03 MW Bundled grid connected wind electricity generation project in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

7.3 MW Bundled Wind Power Project by Oswal Cables

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

7.30 MW Bundled Wind Power Project by Oswal Cables

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

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

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

7.5 MW Poultry Litter project by Redan Infrastructure Limited

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

7.5 MW Waste-to-Energy Power Plant by Goodwatts WTE Jamnagar Private Limited in Gujarat, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

7.5 MW wind power project by Dhanji Developers at Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

7.85 MW Bundled grid-connected wind electricity generation project in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

72 MWac Kamuthi Renewable Energy Project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

75 MW Mirzapur Solar Power Project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

75 MW Neo Solar Power Project

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

8.0 MW Wind Power Project activity by Sree Iswarya Textiles Private Limited, at Dist Erode, Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

8.40MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Rajasthan by Friends Salt Works & Allied Ind. & Gautam Freight Pvt. Ltd.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

8.5 MW Bundled wind power project in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

8.6 MW Captive Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

80 MW Solar by Fermi Solar Farms Pvt Ltd- Chalisgaon

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

9 MW WIND POWER PROJECT OF KHATAU NARBHERAM & CO. IN TAMIL NADU, 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