New Delhi, March 30 -- India is simultaneously pursuing 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 and planning to add approximately 97,000 MW of new coal and lignite capacity to meet projected electricity demand by 2034-35, the ministry of new and renewable energy has informed Rajya Sabha. Responding to questions by Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on installed capacity, progress toward renewable targets, and steps to reduce coal dependence, Shripad Yesso Naik, minister of state holding charge of both renewable energy and power, said that to meet electricity demand by 2034-35, projected thermal - coal and lignite - capacity requirement is estimated at approximately 3,07,000 MW. The installed coal and lignite-based cap...