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.

Grouped Wind Power Project in India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

897.8K

issued tCO₂e

Clean Cookstoves for Rural India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

870.0K

issued tCO₂e

250 MW Solar PV Plant by Mahindra Renewables in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

867.3K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Power Project by Animala Wind Power Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

833.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Tirupur District

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

831.6K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project by SBESS Wind in Madhya Pradesh

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

831.3K

issued tCO₂e

Women led cleaner cooking initiative in Odisha

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

814.6K

issued tCO₂e

Vaspet-II and Vaspet-III Wind Power Project, Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

814.1K

issued tCO₂e

Teesta Low Dam Project, Stage-IV

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

805.7K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamilnadu, India, co-ordinated by Tamilnadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA V1A)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

802.0K

issued tCO₂e

Tuppadahalli Wind Energy Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

798.2K

issued tCO₂e

Wind based power generation by Panama Wind Energy Private Limited in Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

786.3K

issued tCO₂e

Vaayu India Wind Power Project in Gujarat

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

782.9K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu, India, Co-ordinated by Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association(TASMA-V1)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

771.3K

issued tCO₂e

180 MW Renewable Energy Project by Greenko Group

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

765.0K

issued tCO₂e

Bhesada Wind Power Project in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

764.3K

issued tCO₂e

Vajrakarur Wind Power Project in Andhra Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

756.8K

issued tCO₂e

150 MW Solar Project in Karnataka by Avaada Solar

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

753.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh by OBWPPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

745.9K

issued tCO₂e

46 MW Mangoli Wind Power Project in Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

737.3K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Project in Maharashtra, India by Kayathar and Jath

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

727.9K

issued tCO₂e

150 MW Solar PV Plant by Juniper Green Field Pvt. Ltd. in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

723.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Karnataka by OMWPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

693.7K

issued tCO₂e

20 MW Biomass Power Project at Godawari Power and Ispat Limited Chhattisgarh

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

690.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS11450 - MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - India - CPA 12 - GS11482

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

688.3K

issued tCO₂e

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