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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 3, 2013
 
Ormat Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-32347
(Commission File Number)
No. 88-0326081
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
6225 Neil Road, Reno, Nevada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
89511-1136
(Zip Cod
 
(775) 356-9029
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item 8.01                      Other Events.
 
Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Signatures
 
Exhibit Index
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release, dated June 3, 2013: Ormat Accelerates the Handover of the Momotombo Power Plant.
 
 
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
 
Item 8.01                      Other Events.
 
On June 3, 2013, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Ormat Holding Corp. , the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, has sold its stake in the Momotombo Power Company, the operator of the Momotombo geothermal power plant in Nicaragua, to a private company for $7.5 million, approximately one year before the scheduled termination of the concession arrangement with the Nicaraguan owner.
 
A copy of the Company's press release dated June 3, 2013, announcing the sale is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release, dated June 3, 2013: Ormat Accelerates the Handover of the Momotombo Power Plant.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Yehudit Bronicki  
    Name: Yehudit Bronicki  
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer  
       
Date:  June 3, 2013
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
 
     
99.1
Press Release, dated June 3, 2013: Ormat Accelerates the Handover of the Momotombo Power Plant.
 
 
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