New industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,' will be powered by coal: report

The construction site of the Kalimantan Industrial Park Indonesia is visible in Mangkupadi, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. - AP

JAKARTA (AP): A vast industrial park being built on the tropical island of Borneo that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign and domestic investment is damaging the environment in an area where endangered animals live and migrate.

The showcase Indonesian project also initially will be partly powered by coal, according to an environmental impact assessment ordered by one of its developers and reviewed by The Associated Press, but not yet made available to the public.