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Fee schedule

Registry fees for project proponents, methodology developers and VVBs. All fees are in Indian Rupees and are payable before review begins.

All fees in INREffective 16.09.2021GST at 18% may apply

Accounts and projects

Account and project fees

One-time and annual fees for holding a Registry account and listing, registering and maintaining a project.

Fee	INR
Account registration and opening	25,000.00
Annual maintenance	15,000.00
Project listing	20,000.00
Project registration: large scale	50,000.00
Project registration: micro and small scale	20,000.00
Permanent design changes	20,000.00
Renewal of crediting period	20,000.00
External project (not adjusted against the issuance fee)	20,000.00

Credits

Issuance is charged per Marketable Carbon Unit (MCU), tiered on the number of MCUs issued in a calendar year.

MCUs issued in a calendar year	Issuance fee per MCU	Methodology compensation per MCU
1 – 1,000,000	5.00	1.50
1 – 2 million	4.50	1.25
2 – 3.99 million	4.00	1.10
4 – 6 million	3.50	1.00
6 – 8 million	3.00	0.90
More than 8 million	2.50	0.75

Per MCU

Methodology compensation is charged per credit issued in a calendar year, on the same tiers as issuance.

Retirement · INR 0.20 per MCU
Cancellation · INR 0.00

Methodologies and VVBs

Methodology developers

Fee	INR
Methodology synopsis submission (not applicable to a pre-approved methodology or tool)	25,000.00
Methodology or tool approval (for a pre-approved methodology or tool)	75,000.00
Methodology or tool revision	50,000.00

Validation and Verification Bodies

Fee	INR
VVB application charge	10,000.00
Annual VVB empanelment charge	50,000.00

Terms

The fee schedule is effective as of 16 September 2021.
All fees are in Indian Rupees (INR).
Fees are payable before the Registry begins any review.
An account may be suspended after 60 days of non-payment; a reactivation fee then applies.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 18% may apply.