In May, 2025, Microsoft announced its first carbon offtake agreement from a project in India; its largest in the Asia-Pacific region to date.
A few notes on the deal:
- Project developer: Climate Impact Partners
- Project type: ARR (afforestation and restoration)
- Project details: The Panna project will restore nearly 50,000 acres of cropland and community lands in central India. The community will plant nearly 12 million native and fruit trees, drawing 3 million tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere over the project’s lifespan. Microsoft claimed half of the project’s credits.
- Pilot: The project had an extensive pilot in place before the deal was announced, covering 10% of the project’s total projected planting.
- CO2 removals: 1.5 million tons
- Offtake length: 30 years
- Due diligence timeline
Read my full deep dive on Trellis.net, here:
https://trellis.net/article/renewable-energys-scale-up-blueprint-carbon-removal