Kadıncık 2 hydroelectric plant is a privately owned
hydroelectric power station
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...
located in
Mersin Province
Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of fo ...
, Turkey.
History
The plant was put into service in 1974. In 2016, within the privatization program, Kadıncık 2 plant, together with
Kadıncık 1 Kadıncık is a Turkish word. It may refer to:
* Kadıncık, Şereflikoçhisar, a village in Şereflikoçhisar district of Ankara Province, Turkey
* Kadıncık 1 hydroelectric power plant, a power plant in Mersin Province, Turkey
* Kadıncık 2 hyd ...
plant, was purchased by İbrahim Çeçen holding for 864.1 million (where $1 = 2.887 ).
Technical characteristics
The installed power is 56 MW. The annual energy capacity is 307 GWh, which is equivalent to the energy requirement of 56,742 households. Kadıncık 2 power station is the fourth highest energy producer in Mersin Province.
Energy atlas
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See also
* Kadıncık 1 hydroelectric power plant
References
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Buildings and structures in Mersin Province
Tarsus District
Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
Dams in Mersin Province