EXHIBIT31.1

ORMAT FUNDING CORP.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, YehuditBronicki, certify that as of the date hereof:

1. I have reviewedthis quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ormat Funding Corp.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain anyuntrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstancesunder which such statements were made, not misleading with respect tothe period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on myknowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this quarterly report, fairly present in all materialrespects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in thisquarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to theregistrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known tous by others within those entities, particularly during the period inwhich this quarterly report is being prepared;

(b)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosurecontrols and procedures and presented in this quarterly report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterlyreport based on such evaluation; and

(c) Disclosed inthis quarterly report any change in the registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting that occurred during theregistrant's most recent fiscal year that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the auditcommittee of the registrant's Board of Directors (or personsperforming the equivalent function):

(a) All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the registrant'sinternal control over financial reporting.

Date:November 10, 2005

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|   |  | By:    |  | /s/YEHUDIT BRONICKI                                             |
|   |  |   |  | Name: YehuditBronickiTitle: President, Secretary &Treasurer |
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