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Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder
Meeting to Be Held on May 8, 2009.

The proxy statement and annual report to security holders are available at
http://materials.proxyvote.com/686688

To Our Stockholders:

We cordially invite you to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ormat Technologies, Inc. The meeting will take place at the offices of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 on Friday, May 8, 2009, at 1:30 P.M. local time. We look forward to your attendance either in person or by proxy.

The purpose of the meeting is to:

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Elect three directors, each for a term of three years;

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Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ormat Technologies, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2009; and

3.

Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any postponements or adjournments of the meeting.

Your Board recommends that you vote FOR:

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the election of the three nominees to the Board of Directors; and

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the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ormat’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Ormat’s 2009 Proxy Statement and Ormat’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2008, which includes Ormat’s audited financial statements, are available at http://materials.proxyvote.com/686688.

Stockholders of record as of March 16, 2009 are encouraged to attend the annual meeting. Directions to attend the meeting where you may vote in person can be obtained on our website or by calling us at (775) 356-9029. Beneficial owners of shares held in street name who wish to vote at the meeting will need to obtain a proxy form from their record holder.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO US WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROXY TO VOTE YOUR SHARES BY SIGNING AND DATING A PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT TO US IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Yehudit Bronicki
Chief Executive Officer