The main industries in Siavonga which are closely tied to the Lake are Hydro Power Generation and Kapenta fishing. Siavonga is home to the second largest Hydro PowerStation in Zambia which is the reason for the Lake 's existence. The Kariba North Bank PowerStation operated by the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) and consists of four huge generators producing up to 700 MW of electricity (about one third of Zambia 's electricity generation capacity). There are several commercial Kapenta fishing companies in the town producing one of Zambia 's staple high protein foods. Commercial bream fishing and farming is also done on the Lake , most of which is grown in large floating pens from fingerlings bred locally. Siavonga also has two commercial crocodile farms. The Nile crocodile, a prolific species around the Lake and rivers, is bred from eggs either from the farm's own breeding stock or from the collection of 'wild' crocodile eggs from the Zambezi River . Other industries in Siavonga include the cutting of a natural stone into tiles for use in the construction industry and most recently the discovery uranium in the district promises to bring new prosperity and jobs with the opening of several uranium mines. Siavonga is a small town but has banking facilities, a post office, hospital, several small general stores and shops where most commodities can be found, and a vibrant local market where traders supply anything from locally grown produce to hardware.

Masau Villa Ltd (Distributor for Zambia Breweries and Zambia Bottlers) - Beer and Soft Drinks

The New Siavonga Container, Mutanangala Road, Siavonga

Contact: Colin Earl on +260 211 511597 (0211 511597) or +260 966 860127 (0966 860127)

Siavonga Kapenta Industries Limited (S.K.I.) is one of the foremost Kapenta fishing enterprises on Lake Kariba based in Siavonga.

Kapenta (Limnothrissa Miodon) was introduced into Lake Kariba during the 1970’s as a potential source of high protein food for Zambia.  At first the newly introduced species struggled to establish itself in the Zambezi River system.  However after several attempts, the Kapenta made Lake Kariba its home and the species now flourishes and provides Zambia with one of its major sources of refrigeration-free high protein foods. 

The fish is caught at night using high powered lights to attract it to a large “dip net” suspended below the water surface.  The Kapenta shoals are attracted to the fishing rig by surface lights and concentrated around the mouth of the net using underwater lights at depths as much as 20 to 40 metres below the surface.  After several hours of fishing the surface lights are turned off and the net hoisted to the surface to harvest the fish.  Kapenta is then normally sun dried on racks and packaged in 20kg bags for sale.

At S.K.I. we take pride in the quality of fish that we catch and distribute to the Zambian market place.

For prices and availability please contact us.

Contact: Int’l : +260 211 511018  : Local: (0211 511018)
E-Mail: imschriek@gmail.com or daviddunn267@aol.com