Crunch time: Uganda oil export target at risk if refinery timetable slips

Energy minister says $4 billion refinery must be sanctioned by mid-2023, or oil exports will not start in 2025

Decisions needed: Ugandan Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa speaking in South Africa last year.
Decisions needed: Ugandan Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa speaking in South Africa last year.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 24 January 2023, 12:24Updated 24 January 2023, 16:05