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.

Regeneration Meghalaya

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Renew Sakhi Improved Cookstove

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

Renewable Energy Generation at Hamira

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

Renewable Energy Grouped Project based on biogas from cattle waste/ agricultural feed stock

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Renewable Energy Project by Panama Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd.

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Renewable Energy Project by Pramatha Power Pvt. Ltd. Goa (EKIESL- CDM. April 16-04)

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Renewable Energy Wind Power Project in Karnataka

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Renewable Power Project by Hindustan Gum

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Renewable Power Project by PGPL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Renewable Power Project by the Kiran Group (EKIESL- CDM. September 15-02)

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Renewable Solar Photovoltaic Project by ACME Group

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Renewable Solar Power Project by Hero Future Energies

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Renewable Solar Power Project by Torrent Power

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Renewable Solar Project, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Renewable Wind Power Project by Torrent Power

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Replacement of ICLs by LED lamps in India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Replacement of ICLs by LED lamps in India - Project 2

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Revfin Sustainable Mobility Financing Initiative

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Rice husk based Co generation project at Dujana unit of KRBL Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Rooftop Solar Project by Earth Carbon Foundation in Gujarat, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Roots of Change: India Agroforestry Ecosystem Services Initiative

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Run-of-the-river Hydroelectric Power Project in Uttarakhand by Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

SHINE - Distribution of LED lightbulbs in India-1

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SHINE - Distribution of LED lightbulbs in India-8

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SHINE - Distribution of LED Lightbulbs in India-4

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026