Ormat Technologies, Inc. to Participate in the Citi Small and Mid-Cap Conference

RENO, Nev., March 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ormat Technologies, Inc.  today announced that Dita Bronicki, chief executive officer, will present at the Citi Small and Mid-Cap Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Ms. Bronicki will provide an overview of the business and financial highlights at 11:05 a.m. ET / 8:05 a.m. PT on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The event will be available via live, listen only webcast.  To access the live event, visit the Company's website at http://www.ormat.com/ and click on 'Event Calendar' under the Investor Relations heading.  The presentation will be archived for up to 30 days following the conference.

About Ormat Technologies

Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a vertically integrated company primarily engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. The Company designs, develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. Additionally, the Company designs, manufactures and sells geothermal and recovered energy power units and other power generating equipment, and provides related services. Ormat products and systems are covered by more than 75 patents. Ormat currently operates the following geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants: in the United States -- Brady, Heber, Mammoth, Ormesa, Puna, Steamboat and OREG 1; in Guatemala -- Zunil and Amatitlan; in Kenya -- Olkaria; and in Nicaragua -- Momotombo.

Safe Harbor Statement

Information provided in this press release may contain statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally relate to Ormat's plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon its management's current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Actual future results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" as described in Ormat Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008.

These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

  Ormat Technologies Contact:                    Investor Relations Contact:
  Dita Bronicki                                  Todd Fromer/ Marybeth Csaby
  CEO                                          KCSA Strategic Communications
  775-356-9029               212-896-1214 (Todd) /  212-896-1236 (Marybeth)
  dbronicki@ormat.com                    tfromer@kcsa.com / mcsaby@kcsa.com



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