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.

Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

685.5K

issued tCO₂e

Vaayu India Wind Power Project in Jaisalmer Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

684.9K

issued tCO₂e

Pavagada Solar Renewable Power Project by Greenko Group

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

681.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project by HZL in Gujarat.

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

665.2K

issued tCO₂e

Vaayu India Wind Power Project in Andhra Pradesh

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

659.5K

issued tCO₂e

Wind based renewable energy project in Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

654.0K

issued tCO₂e

1.6 MW Bundled Rice Husk Based Cogeneration Plant by M/s Milk food Limited (MFL) in Patiala (Punjab) & Moradabad (U.P) Districts

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

647.0K

issued tCO₂e

40 MW Wind Power Project at Maliya Gujarat

Gold Standard · India

646.2K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Power Project by D.J. Malpani and Giriraj Enterprises

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

643.1K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar Power Project by Vector Green Sunshine Private Limited and Polepally Solar Parks Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

642.6K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project by Green Infra Wind Power Generation Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

631.8K

issued tCO₂e

Parbati Hydroelectric Project Stage III

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

631.0K

issued tCO₂e

Jamanwada Wind Power Project in Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

630.6K

issued tCO₂e

53.75 MW Bundled wind Power project in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka by KBD Group, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

624.8K

issued tCO₂e

44.40 MW Wind Energy Project by Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

624.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project by HZL in Gujarat.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

622.6K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of High Efficient Cook Stoves by EKI Energy Services Limited

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

620.0K

issued tCO₂e

100 MW SOLAR PROJECT IN BHADLA IN RAJASTHAN.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

618.9K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Solar Power Project by Adani

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

611.8K

issued tCO₂e

Solar Thermal Power Plant by Godawari Green Energy Limited

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

611.0K

issued tCO₂e

Enercon Wind Farm (Hindustan) Ltd in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

606.2K

issued tCO₂e

Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

586.7K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled wind power project by KMSPL, Bangalore

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

585.3K

issued tCO₂e

Green Energy Project at Gujarat by Powerica Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

584.3K

issued tCO₂e

Solar and Wind Power Project by NTPC Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

576.3K

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