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.
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