# Which grid factor should an Indian group use for its overseas subsidiaries?

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Use the grid factor of the country where each site uses the power, not India's 0.710. Calculate each site's Scope 2 with its own national or regional factor, then add them up in the group report and list the factor and source per site.

## Sources of factors

- UK sites: the UK Government conversion factors for that year.
- Other countries: the national published factor, or IEA data where none is published.
- India: CEA CO2 Baseline Database, 0.710 kg CO2 per kWh.

## Market based

Contracts and certificates count only in the market where the site is supplied.

## 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.

- [SECR for a UK subsidiary](https://senseible.earth/answers/does-secr-apply-to-uk-subsidiary-of-indian-company)
- [South African grid factor](https://senseible.earth/answers/eskom-grid-factor-for-south-african-suppliers)

Sources: [GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance](https://ghgprotocol.org/scope-2-guidance), [UK Government conversion factors for company reporting](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting), [International Energy Agency](https://www.iea.org)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.