The village hydro plant is running again

Water has worked for the people of this area for centuries. In 1485 Ivan Crnojević gave a water mill at Obod to the monastery of St Nicholas. There are watermills in the nearby villages of Dodoši, Drušići and Poseljani too. In 1941 water was put to a new use, when the small hydro plant “Rijeka Crnojevića” was first built.

Back online

In December 2024 the small hydro plant “Rijeka Crnojevića” came back online after a rebuild. Its maximum output is 451 kW. The rebuild cost €1.6 million. That sum covered two plants: this one and the small hydro plant at Podgor.

How much electricity

The plant produces about 1.7 GWh of electricity a year. Your electricity bill counts kilowatt-hours (kWh). One gigawatt-hour (GWh) is a million of them.

A short river with a long story

The river that gives the village its name is only 12.3–13 km long. It rises in Obod cave (Obodska pećina), about 2.5 km south-west of the village, and boats can use it after its first kilometre. A legend says Ivan Crnojević’s hunters killed a giant, wet wild goat that came out of the cave, and the river burst out after it. You can read the full tale in our legends, and more about the cave on Obod hill and cave.

What we don’t know yet

The sources we used do not say who runs the plant today, or where its electricity goes. If you know, tell us and we will add it, with a source.

More about the village

Today the village lives mainly from seasonal tourism, wine and fishing. Read how it earns a living in people and economy.

For the older story of Obod and the Crnojević rulers, see the Crnojević dynasty and Obod. The watermills are on our page about places nearby.