Can a virtual power purchase agreement lower our Scope 2 in India?
Only through the certificates it transfers. A virtual PPA is a financial contract: no power flows to you. Under the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, a market based claim needs the renewable attributes delivered and retired for you. Open access and green tariffs are more common in India.
What counts
- Renewable energy certificates retired in your name, matched to your consumption period.
- A contract that settles only money, with no certificates, does not change Scope 2.
Location based
Your location based figure stays at the grid factor whatever you buy.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads bills, fuel invoices and production records into dated, fingerprinted records, so the figure you send a buyer can be traced to its documents.
Sources: GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Last reviewed 2026-10-22.