Administratively, Kadıncık 1 is in Çamlıyayla ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 37°05′12″N 34°47′23″E / 37.08667°N 34.78972°E / 37.08667; 34.78972.

The average altitude of the reservoir is about 409 metres (1,342 ft) .

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.

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.