Kadıncık 1 hydroelectric power plant | |
Coordinates: | 37.0867°N 34.7897°W |
Country: | Turkey |
Location: | Çamlıyayla Mersin Province |
Commissioned: | 1971 |
Owner: | İbrahim Çeçen Holding |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 2 x 35 MW |
Ps Annual Generation: | 315 GWh |
Kadıncık 1 hydroelectric plant (tr|Kadıncık 1 Hidroelektrik Santrali or shortly Kadıncık 1 HES), is a privately owned hydroelectric power station located in Mersin Province, Turkey.
The plant is in the southern slopes of the Toros Mountains and on Kadıncık River, a tributary of Berdan River. The nearest village is Meşelik. Administratively, Kadıncık 1 is in Çamlıyayla ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 37.0867°N 34.7897°W. Its distance to Tarsus is and to Mersin is . The average altitude of the reservoir is about .
The plant was put into service in 1971. In 2016, within the privatization program Kadıncık 1 plant together with Kadıncık 2 plant was purchased by İbrahim Çeçen Holding for 864.1 million (where $1 = 2.887 TL) in 2016.[1]
The installed power is 2 x 35 MW. The annual energy capacity is 315 GWh. If this energy is used solely in homes; it is equivalent to the average consumption of 74,977 households. Kadıncık is the third highest energy producer in Mersin Province.[2]