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.

SIDBI EV PROGRAM

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SKG Sangha Biodigester PoA

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

SMG - Bamboo Plantations for a better tomorrow

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

SMG - Cookstove Program 2

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

SMG - Cookstove Program 20

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG - Cookstove Program 21

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG - Cookstove Program 23

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG - Cookstove Program 24

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG - Cookstove Program 25

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG - Cookstove Program 3

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG - LED Light Program 1

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG Clean Cooking Program

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

SMG Clean Cooking Program VPA02

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG Cookstove Program 22

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SMG Solar Water Pump - Program 01

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT BY GIRIRAJ RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

SSL Wind Power Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

SUNDARI MANGROVE RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE INDIAN SUNDARBANS

Verra · India

Not yet issued

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN INDIA

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

SUVDIHA's Decentralized Energy Interventions for Rural Communities in India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Safe Drinking Water Dharni Melghat

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Safe Water & Cookstove Program for South Asia

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Safe Water Supply VPA 04

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Safe Water Supply in India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Satara New Beginning

Gold Standard · India

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