Kadıncık 1 hydroelectric power plant

Kadıncık 1 hydroelectric plant (Kadıncık 1 Hidroelektrik Santrali or shortly Kadıncık 1 HES), is a privately owned hydroelectric power station located in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Geography
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 37.08667°N, 34.78972°W. Its distance to Tarsus is 28 km and to Mersin is 58 km. The average altitude of the reservoir is about 409 m.

History
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 TRY 864.1 million (where $1 = 2.887 TL) in 2016.

Technical characteristics
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.