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.

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 01)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

375.5K

issued tCO₂e

Renewable energy wind power project in Rajasthan

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

373.3K

issued tCO₂e

Grid Interactive Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in Gujarat

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

370.5K

issued tCO₂e

52.50 MW Wind energy farm at Mokla Rajasthan by HZL

Gold Standard · India

366.0K

issued tCO₂e

Solar PV Power project in Barmer Rajasthan.

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

362.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1127 SKG Sangha Biodigester PoA - Gulbarga Biodigester Project CPA1

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

362.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wind power project at Tamilnadu by Powerica Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

354.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1299 India Organic Waste Management Programme-VPA01

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

354.4K

issued tCO₂e

CFL lighting scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana - CER Conversion

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

352.3K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu managed by Enercon India Limited-I

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

351.7K

issued tCO₂e

25.5 MW Wind Energy Farm at Nandurbar Maharashtra by HZL

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

351.5K

issued tCO₂e

Household Biogas plants installed in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

342.7K

issued tCO₂e

Sustainable City Projects at India’s Cleanest City- Indore

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

339.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wind Energy Project at Devbhoomi Dwaraka,Gujarat by Powerica Limited

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

339.5K

issued tCO₂e

Yelisirur wind power project, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

336.7K

issued tCO₂e

Gangakhed Sugar & Energy Private Ltd (GSEPL) 30 MW Bagasse Based Co-generation Power Project

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

336.0K

issued tCO₂e

Ramanagara Biogas Project version 02; 10th November 2010

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

330.7K

issued tCO₂e

Wind farm at Lalpur Gujarat

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

329.2K

issued tCO₂e

Tuppadahalli Wind Energy Project

Gold Standard · India

323.8K

issued tCO₂e

WIND POWER PROJECT BY M/S DHARIWAL INDUSTRIES LTD. AND M/S R. M. DHARIWAL (HUF)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

323.0K

issued tCO₂e

72 MWac Ramnad Solar Power Project

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

321.6K

issued tCO₂e

50.6 MW Wind Power Project at Umrali Gujarat by Powerica Limited

Gold Standard · India

319.4K

issued tCO₂e

Promotion of clean cooking solutions in rural India by Infosys - VPA 1

Gold Standard · India

314.1K

issued tCO₂e

22.5 MW Wind Power Project in Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

313.6K

issued tCO₂e

Lingasugur Wind Power Project in Karnataka

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

312.8K

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