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.

AES Saurashtra Windfarms

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

573.8K

issued tCO₂e

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 05)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

556.6K

issued tCO₂e

India Sundarbans Mangrove Restoration

Verra · India · Forest

554.0K

issued tCO₂e

29.70 MW Wind Power project in Karnataka India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

553.4K

issued tCO₂e

Satara Wind Power Project in Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

551.8K

issued tCO₂e

Solar PV Power Project by Prayatna Developers Pvt. Ltd. at Bhatinda, Punjab

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

551.1K

issued tCO₂e

300 MW Solar PV Plant by SBSR Power Cleantech in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

549.1K

issued tCO₂e

SHINE - Distribution of LED lightbulbs in India-6

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

538.1K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala by D.J. Malpani

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

537.8K

issued tCO₂e

200 MW Solar PV Plant by Mahindra Susten in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

529.3K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Power Project by SEI Kathiravan Power Private Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

525.3K

issued tCO₂e

Karnataka Pavagada-II Solar Project by Avaada (150 MW)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

522.6K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power project in Tamil Nadu managed by Enercon India Limited II

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

519.9K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project in Rajasthan

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

514.1K

issued tCO₂e

Electricity generation from mustard crop residues: Tonk India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

514.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project by Patnaik Minerals Pvt. Ltd.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

513.9K

issued tCO₂e

Clean Cooking Program in Rural India

Gold Standard · India

511.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project at Anthiyur, Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

508.2K

issued tCO₂e

50.6 MW Wind Energy Project by Powerica Limited

Gold Standard · India

487.0K

issued tCO₂e

80 MW SOLAR BY FERMI SOLAR FARMS PVT LTD - CHALISGAON.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

474.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wind bundle project in Maharashtra by Sispara

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

459.7K

issued tCO₂e

Green Energy Project at Kutch by Powerica Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

455.5K

issued tCO₂e

Household Biogas plants installed in rural areas of Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

449.3K

issued tCO₂e

40 MW Orange Charanka Solar Power Project in Gujarat India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

447.3K

issued tCO₂e

34 MW Wind Power Project at Khanapur Sangli Maharashtra India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

447.0K

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).

Registry data as of June 1, 2026