Melinda Ocampo

Ms. Ocampo is an independent director of ACEN. She has also been an independent director of publicly-listed company ENEX Energy Corp. since April 2022. She is currently a consultant to the Ricardo Energy and Environment Consulting Firm, a United Kingdom-based company, for a project entitled “The Philippines Grid Diagnostic and Roadmap for Smart Grid Development.” Said project is under the funding support of the United Nations Office for Project Services, with the main task of establishing and developing governance issues to implement the project.

Ms. Ocampo served as president of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation, a nonstock, nonprofit private organization that governs the country’s wholesale electricity spot market, from 27 March 2009 until 31 July 2017. Her experience includes developing energy policies and programs as undersecretary of the Department of Energy from May 2005 to December 2007. She was also involved in electric utility system regulation, planning and technical feasibility of electric power generation, transmission and distribution systems including granting of electric franchises to both electric cooperatives and private distribution utilities. She has extensive knowledge of energy regulation including petroleum and electricity pricing and competition rules and has provided consulting services to legislators on electricity pricing, particularly on the power purchased adjustments. She was also a consultant in the World Bank’s project on Electric Cooperatives system loss reduction program and to the USAID under the Asia Foundation in its project to introduce the open access and competition in the coverage of Philippine Economic Zone (PEZA). She was a board member (February 1996 to June 1998) and Chairman (August 1998 to August 2001) of the Energy Regulatory Board (now Energy Regulatory Commission). She served as a Division Chief (October 1979 to November 1988) and a director (December 1988 to February 1996) of the National Electrification Administration.

Ms. Ocampo is a certified public accountant. She earned her master’s degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and holds bachelor’s degree Commerce, major in Accounting from the Republic Central Colleges in Angeles City, Pampanga.