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Wind turbines in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam. The planet added 21.1 gigawatts of offshore wind power last year, the highest ever and triple the 2020 figure, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. © Reuters

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam and Australia joined the ranks of countries with the most new wind farms while power players China and India bulked up their already-massive capacity in a record year for wind-based electricity, new research shows.

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