Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 21, 2012 Ormat Industries Ltd., the parent company (the "Parent") of Ormat Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), filed a report with the Israeli Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange relating to an asset impairment analysis under International Accounting Standard No. 36 prepared for the Parent concerning the Company's North Brawley Power Plant. A copy of the report is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 North Brawley Power Plant Asset Impairment Analysis, dated August 2012, prepared by Giza Singer Even.

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