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It is in developing economies. India and China are still building coal plants in addition to renewables.
Not quite. China is planning less coal capacity but existing contracts are still being built. They're not ramping up construction afaik. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/china-hits-brakes-coal-power-permits-constructions-remain-robust
Most countries of the global south, when faced with the option coal vs nuclear, will err toward coal due to the far lower cost and weaker infrastructure. Nuclear is simply not that attractive an option if you're a poor country.
And who said they were ramping up? I don't get what you're arguing here or why. Yes, coal plants are much easier to build than nuclear.
What else would it imply to state that Nuclear is actively competing against coal? If they're not ramping up, then it's not an argument because they're not currently choosing coal over nuclear.
Which is why nuclear is not competing against coal in the global south...