# Can a virtual power purchase agreement lower our Scope 2 in India?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/virtual-ppa-scope-2-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.

- [Green tariff vs RECs](https://senseible.earth/answers/green-tariff-vs-recs-cheaper-scope-2)
- [Green open access charges](https://senseible.earth/answers/green-open-access-charges-india)

Sources: [GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance](https://ghgprotocol.org/scope-2-guidance), [GHG Protocol Corporate Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.