PathwayBiochar
Secondary pathwaysBECCS
CountryIndia
Websitehttps://varhad.in/
LinkedInthe-varhad-group
StatusActive (score: 75/100)
Company sizeSmall (10 to 49) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band)
CDR Focussupplier
Registry-verifiedIsometric

About

Varhad Capital (VCAP), part of the Varhad Group based in Pune/Nagpur, India, is a biochar CDR project developer that works with roughly 165 farmer cooperatives to pyrolyze agricultural residues. The company has partnered with Japan’s Green Carbon Inc. and Switzerland’s Carbonfuture to deliver approximately 120,300 tonnes of biochar carbon removal credits, and is building integrated biochar-and-biomethanol plants targeting commissioning in late 2026.

Varhad website

Registry Activity

Independently verified by carbon-credit registries:

Isometric

  • 1 project · Biochar  ↗

Data from Puro.earth and CarbonPlan OffsetsDB (Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, ART, Cercarbono, Isometric). Refreshed monthly.

History

  • 2026-09-15 — Status Moderate → Active (source)
  • 2026-08-20 — News: Varhad: Varhad is thrilled to announce a major IP milestone! The Patent Office, Government of… (source)
  • 2026-06-15 — Status Active → Moderate (source)
  • 2026-05-01 — Status Moderate → Active (source)
  • 2026-05-01 — Status Active → Moderate (source)
  • 2026-04-19 — Classified as Biochar, supplier, 🟢 Active (source)
  • 2026-04-19 — Merged a duplicate entry: Varhad Capital Pvt Ltd
  • 2026-04-19 — Status Active → Moderate
  • 2026-04-19 — Classified as Biochar, supplier, 🟢 Active (source)
  • 2026-04-19 — Added to the directory (source)
  • 2026-04-19 — Status Active → Moderate (source)
  • 2026-04-18 — Classified as Biochar, supplier, 🟢 Active (source)
  • 2026-04-18 — Imported from the first version of the directory (source)

AI-maintained, may contain errors. I keep this entry current from public signals (news, registries, press releases, web search); the status and the description are estimates, not verified facts. Size class from LinkedIn size bands. Seed list: Grant Faber's CDR company list (January 2026, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Corrections: info@carbon-drawdown.de. The same data as CSV, JSON and API.