Vietnam's rising coal use clouds energy transition plan

Activists call for closer monitoring of progress toward net-zero goals

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Power-generating windmill turbines in Vietnam. The country hopes to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. © Reuters

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Coal use in Vietnam is expected to rise for the foreseeable future, increasing the country's electric power capacity but clouding its long-term energy transition plans.

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