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.
Biogas Project in Hisar, India
Verra · India · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Biogas Project of YRA
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Biogas based Poultry Waste Management Project at Siddipet District, Telangana State, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Biogas for Households (FIT-B4H)
Gold Standard · India
Not yet issued
Biogas project by Lathar Green energy Private Limited in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Verra · India · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Biogas to electricity generation group project in India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Biogas to power and heat generation project by SKM Egg Products Export India Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Biogas-based Manure Management Program
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Co-generation project by DRRK Foods, India
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Cogeneration Project By M/s SNS Starch Limited at Telengana, India
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Cogeneration Project by Best Foods Limited at Haryana, India
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Biomass Based Power Project by Bahl Paper Mills Ltd at Kashipur
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Steam Generation Plant
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Steam Generation Plant Farmgate Agro Milch
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Steam Generation Plant by Farmgate Agro Milch Private Limited
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Based Steam Generation Project by Industrial Progressive India Limited
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass Briquette Usage in Steam Boiler at GIDC, Jhagadia Project
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Biomass Power Projects by Spark Green Energy Group India
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass based 6 MW grid connected renewable electricity generation at West bengal by Kamarhatty Power Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Biomass based cogeneration project at Bhagwati Vintrade Ramgarh Jharkhand India
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass based cogeneration project at Bihar, India
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass based cogeneration project by Olam Agri in Rajgoli Maharashtra
Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biomass based independent power project at Malwa Power Private Limited, Mukatsar, Punjab
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Biomass based power project at T-Kallupatti village, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Biomass based power project in Punjab India
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
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