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.

Jabalpur biogas project

Gold Standard · India

429.1K

issued tCO₂e

Araku Valley Livelihood Project

Verra · India · Forest

424.4K

issued tCO₂e

22.5 MW Wind Power Project by Ruchi Soya Industries Limited at Palsodi, District-Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

422.1K

issued tCO₂e

ReNew Solar Power Project in AP

Gold Standard · India

421.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project in Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

418.3K

issued tCO₂e

Chanju I Hydro Electric Project

Gold Standard · India

417.8K

issued tCO₂e

52.50 MW Wind energy farm at Mokla Rajasthan by HZL

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

417.7K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar VCS Project by EKIESL (EKIESL- VCS.Oct 2016-01)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

417.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Power Project at Rajkot, Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

416.3K

issued tCO₂e

33.9 MW Bundled Wind Power project in states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

411.3K

issued tCO₂e

Improving rural livelihood through agroforestry practices in Punjab, India- I

Verra · India · Forest

409.4K

issued tCO₂e

N2O abatement in MP Nitric Acid plants at Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, India

Verra · India · Ghg Management

409.0K

issued tCO₂e

AAC Blocks project by Mohit Industries Limited

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

408.1K

issued tCO₂e

Biomass Based Cogeneration Project at Nectar Life Sciences Ltd

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

402.5K

issued tCO₂e

SHINE - Distribution of LED lightbulbs in India-2

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

400.9K

issued tCO₂e

DEVELOPING CARBON FINANCE PROJECT FOR FARMERS ADOPTING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES IN THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS

Verra · India · Agriculture

399.0K

issued tCO₂e

Kolar Biogas Project

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

398.1K

issued tCO₂e

MRF wind power project in Tamilnadu managed by Enercon India Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

395.6K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project in Ratlam MP

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

393.1K

issued tCO₂e

27.95MW Wind Energy Project in Coimbatore District in Tamilnadu, India.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

392.5K

issued tCO₂e

72 MWac Ramnad Renewable Energy Project

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

392.4K

issued tCO₂e

SHINE - Distribution of LED lightbulbs in India-5

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

391.9K

issued tCO₂e

Grid connected wind energy project in Tamil Nadu by Super Wind Project Private Ltd.

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

379.4K

issued tCO₂e

40MW Bundled Solar Project in Telangana, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

378.1K

issued tCO₂e

21.8 MW Wind Power Project at Jangi Vandhiya, Gujarat by Powerica Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

376.4K

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