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.
Biomass based power project in Punjab, India
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Biomass based renewable energy generation at Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Kanumolu
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Biomass based steam generation project by Indapur Dairy and Milk Products Limited
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Biospark CBG Project
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Boomitra Carbon Farming South of the Vindhyas
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Boomitra Carbon Farming in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Bundle Wind Energy Project in Indian States - EnKing International 2005
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bundled 15 MW Wind Power Project in India
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bundled 9.00 MW Wind Power Generation Project by Gangadhar Narsingdas Agrawal Group
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bundled Biomass Project in India
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Bundled Captive Solar Power Project by Dalmia Cement
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Energy Efficiency Improvement Measures In Motor Systems by HZL
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Bundled Fly Ash Bricks Manufacturing Project
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Bundled Renewable Power Project by Sharma Industries (EKIESL-CDM.December-14-02)
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bundled Rooftop Solar Power Project by SJLT group
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Rooftop Solar Power Project by SPPL 01
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Rooftop Solar Power Project by SPPL 02
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Solar PV based power generation by JKLCL
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Solar Power Project by AMP Energy - 01
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Solar Power Project by AMP Energy - 02
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Solar Power Project by Hindustan Zinc Limited
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Bundled Solar Power Project by Sun Source Energy Private Limited 01
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bundled Solar Power Project by Sun Source Energy Private Limited 02
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bundled Solar Water Heater Project
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Bundled Solar project by Amplus Solar
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