You’re right it’s not a fact. But I would say large percentage of developing nations aren’t pursuing such options because it’s easier to use things like coal. If you take a look at the new coal plants under construction as the moment, the top 15 are from developing countries. carbonbrief.org/guest-post-just-15-countries-acco…

China and India account for 3 billion people alone and they’re still building new coal plants to account for their growing energy needs despite using renewable energy.