Carbon credit projects in Sri Lanka

Registry records list 21 carbon credit projects in Sri Lanka, most of them renewable energy. Together they have issued 414,283 tonnes and retired 214,628.

Key figures

Projects

21

Registries

2

Credits issued

414,283 t

Credits retired

214,628 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 12
  • Not specified 3
  • Forest 3
  • Fuel Switching 2
  • Energy Efficiency 1

Sri Lanka and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
8
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
Low

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.

Mampuri Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

152.0K

issued tCO₂e

10MW Solar One Ceylon (Pudukadumalai) Solar Power Project (2018-SOP-001-10.0MW)

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

47.2K

issued tCO₂e

10MW Nedunkulam Solar PV Project (2018-SOP-002-10.0MW)

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

46.7K

issued tCO₂e

10MW Iris (Baruthankanda) Solar Power Project (2018-SOP-004-10.0MW)

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

45.3K

issued tCO₂e

10MW Anorchi Lanka (Baruthankanda) Solar Power Project (2018-SOP-003-10.0MW)

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

45.1K

issued tCO₂e

10MW Biomass Power Generation Project - Tokyo Cement, Trincomalee

Verra · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

30.5K

issued tCO₂e

Adavikanda, Kuruwita Division Mini Hydro Power Project - CER Conversion

Verra · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

20.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adavikanda Kuruwita Division Mini Hydro Power Project

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

14.8K

issued tCO₂e

Mampuri Wind Power Project Sri Lanka - Pre CDM VERs

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

7.1K

issued tCO₂e

Campion II Mini Hydro Power project

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

5.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bundled Solar PV Rooftop Project by MAS - Phase I

Verra · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Changing Lives by Improved Cooking in Sri Lanka

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka

No issuance recorded

Climate Resilient & Community Driven Mangrove Afforestation Programme

Verra · Sri Lanka · Forest

Not yet issued

East Coast Mangroves - Restoration Project in Sri Lanka

Verra · Sri Lanka

Not yet issued

Establishing a Rubber Cultivation Project with Community Engagement in the Eastern & Uva Provinces of Sri Lanka

Verra · Sri Lanka · Forest

Not yet issued

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Sri Lanka

Verra · Sri Lanka · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Programme of Activities for Small Scale Solar and Wind Power Generation in Sri Lanka

Gold Standard · Sri Lanka · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Biomass based thermal energy generation VCS project of Lalan Rubbers (Pvt) Ltd factories in Biyagama & Seethawaka, Sri Lanka

Verra · Sri Lanka · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Biomass based thermal energy generation VCS project of Talawakelle Tea Factories in Sri Lanka

Verra · Sri Lanka · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

Tea Shade Development and Ecological (TSHADE) Restoration Project, Sri Lanka

Verra · Sri Lanka · Forest

Not yet issued

Upscaling Livelihoods and Biodiversity Through Community mobilization and lagoon restoration in Anawasala Kalpitiya

Verra · Sri Lanka

No issuance recorded

Questions about Sri Lanka

How many carbon credit projects are in Sri Lanka?

21, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Sri Lanka signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Sri Lanka?

AMS-I-D (12), AMS-I-C (2), VM0033 (1).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026