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Activity	Detail	Region · year	Factor	Gases	Source · reference
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2021-22	0.86867 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.86867	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 11
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2021-22	0.86867 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.86867	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 23
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2021-22	0.918086 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.918086	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 11
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2021-22	0.914563 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.914563	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 23
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), excluding importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2020-21	0.792709 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.792709	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 10
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), including importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2020-21	0.786324 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.786324	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 22
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, excluding importsScope 2 location-based (recommended)	India · FY 2020-21	0.702559 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.702559	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 10
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, including importsScope 2 location-based (recommended); CEA’s recommended Scope 2 figure includes imports	India · FY 2020-21	0.697539 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.697539	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 22
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2020-21	0.949316 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.949316	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 10
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2020-21	0.940173 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.940173	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 22
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2020-21	0.865259 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.865259	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 10
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2020-21	0.865259 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.865259	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 22
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2020-21	0.907287 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.907287	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 10
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2020-21	0.902716 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.902716	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 22
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), excluding importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2019-20	0.796853 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.796853	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 9
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), including importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2019-20	0.792552 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.792552	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 21
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, excluding importsScope 2 location-based (recommended)	India · FY 2019-20	0.712142 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.712142	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 9
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, including importsScope 2 location-based (recommended); CEA’s recommended Scope 2 figure includes imports	India · FY 2019-20	0.708705 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.708705	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 21
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2019-20	0.960319 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.960319	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 9
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2019-20	0.95408 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.95408	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 21
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2019-20	0.868219 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.868219	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 9
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2019-20	0.868219 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.868219	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 21
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2019-20	0.914269 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.914269	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 9
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2019-20	0.911149 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.911149	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 21
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), excluding importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2018-19	0.824692 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.824692	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 8
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), including importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2018-19	0.821409 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.821409	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 20
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, excluding importsScope 2 location-based (recommended)	India · FY 2018-19	0.743775 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.743775	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 8
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, including importsScope 2 location-based (recommended); CEA’s recommended Scope 2 figure includes imports	India · FY 2018-19	0.741104 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.741104	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 20
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2018-19	0.9648 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.9648	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 8
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2018-19	0.960309 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.960309	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 20
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2018-19	0.881226 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.881226	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 8
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2018-19	0.881226 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.881226	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 20
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2018-19	0.923013 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.923013	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 8
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2018-19	0.920768 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.920768	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 20
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), excluding importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2017-18	0.821879 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.821879	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 7
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), including importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2017-18	0.817789 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.817789	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 19
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, excluding importsScope 2 location-based (recommended)	India · FY 2017-18	0.753481 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.753481	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 7
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, including importsScope 2 location-based (recommended); CEA’s recommended Scope 2 figure includes imports	India · FY 2017-18	0.750042 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.750042	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 19
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2017-18	0.959842 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.959842	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 7
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2017-18	0.954268 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.954268	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 19
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2017-18	0.866089 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.866089	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 7
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Build margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2017-18	0.866089 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.866089	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 16, column 19
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2017-18	0.912965 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.912965	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 7
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Combined margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions — project baselines	India · FY 2017-18	0.910178 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.910178	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 17, column 19
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), excluding importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2016-17	0.828028 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.828028	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 6
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average (thermal, hydro, nuclear), including importsExcludes renewable generation	India · FY 2016-17	0.823733 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.823733	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 13, column 18
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, excluding importsScope 2 location-based (recommended)	India · FY 2016-17	0.769321 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.769321	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 6
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Weighted average including renewables, including importsScope 2 location-based (recommended); CEA’s recommended Scope 2 figure includes imports	India · FY 2016-17	0.765612 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.765612	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 14, column 18
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, excluding importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2016-17	0.969511 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.969511	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 6
Grid electricity — IndiaElectricity	Simple operating margin, including importsCDM / avoided emissions	India · FY 2016-17	0.963628 kg CO₂e per kWhCO2 only · Scope 2	CO₂ 0.963628	CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0Results, row 15, column 18

The sources in the library

Each source is loaded from the publisher's own files, with its edition and licence recorded. ESGTrack watches each publisher's page for a new edition.

Source	Publisher	Edition	Factors	Basis	Licence
CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector	Central Electricity Authority, Government of India · publisher page	22.0 · 2026-08-01	123	CO2 only	Government of India publication — free to use with attribution
GHG Emission Factors Hub	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · publisher page	2025 · 2025-01-15	438	AR5 (waste: AR4)	U.S. Government work — public domain
2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 2: Energy	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · publisher page	2006 (default factors) · 2006-04-01	386	AR5 and AR6 variants	IPCC — reproduced with attribution for inventory use
CO2 Baseline Database v22.0 — power-station data	Central Electricity Authority, Government of India · publisher page	22.0 · 2026-08-01	1,262	CO2 only	Government of India publication — free to use with attribution
Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors v1.3 (NAICS-6, spend-based)	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · publisher page	1.3.0 · 2024-07-10	985	AR5	U.S. Government work — public domain
Carbon intensity of electricity generation, by country	Our World in Data (Ember, Energy Institute) · publisher page	2026 release · 2026-01-01	2,191	Lifecycle (Ember)	CC BY 4.0 — Our World in Data, based on Ember and the Energy Institute
2006 IPCC Guidelines and 2019 Refinement — industrial processes, waste and agriculture defaults	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · publisher page	2006 / 2019 (Tier 1 defaults) · 2019-05-01	4,892	AR5 and AR6 variants	IPCC — reproduced with attribution; machine-readable values from bonsai-ipcc (MIT)

Not shown here: India Specific Road Transport Emission Factors (India GHG Program (WRI India, CII, TERI)), its publisher asks that its terms be checked before the values are republished. It is available inside the product.

How to read a factor

A factor only means something with its basis: the unit (per litre, per kilogram, per GJ on a net calorific value basis, per kWh), the gases it covers, the global warming potentials used to combine them, the region and the year. Two factors for "diesel" can legitimately differ by a few per cent because of the calorific value or density assumed. Record which one you used, and keep its reference.

For grid electricity in India, prefer the CEA's weighted average for the activity year if it is published before you report; otherwise the latest available, and say which. The Our World in Data figures are lifecycle intensities, useful for countries without a national factor but not a like-for-like substitute for one.

What this tool does not do

It shows bundled public sources only — not factors imported on an installation, not a company's private library, and not supplier-specific factors.
It does not choose a factor for you, convert units, or apply your fuel's measured calorific value — the product does those, with the decision recorded.
Publishers update their editions; the edition shown here is the one bundled, with its date.

Questions about the factor finder

Which sources are included?

The public sources bundled with ESGTrack: the IPCC 2006 Guidelines and the 2019 Refinement, the Central Electricity Authority's CO2 Baseline Database version 22.0 — both the grid averages and the power-station rates — the US EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025) and Supply Chain GHG Emission Factors v1.3, and Our World in Data's grid intensities for 212 countries. The India GHG Program's road transport factors are in the product but not shown here, because the programme asks that its terms are checked before its values are republished.

What do the columns mean?

CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O are kilograms of each gas per unit of activity; CO₂e combines them with the global warming potentials named in the GWP column (AR4, AR5, AR6, or "CO₂ only" where the publisher gives only carbon dioxide). The scope column is a hint about where the factor usually belongs; the reference is the publisher's table, so you can check the value at source.

Can I use these factors in my inventory?

They are published values, reproduced with their sources. Whether one fits your activity — the fuel, its calorific value, the year, the country, the basis — is a methodological decision for your inventory, which should record the factor used and why.

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