Phase 1 of the NSC opened in 2000, delivering water from the Letsibogo Dam on the Motloutse River.

[1] A reinforced concrete break pressure tank (BPT1) and a pumping station (PS2.1) were installed at Moralane in this phase.

[2] Phase 2 of the NSC is due to start delivering water from the Dikgatlhong Dam on the Shashe River in 2014.

[4] An extension of the NSC is being considered to carry the Zambezi's water from Pandamatenga via Francistown to BPT1 at Moralane.

This expansion would deliver another 100,000,000 cubic metres (3.5×109 cu ft) of water annually through the Moralane plant.