Ms. Tilana de Meillon is a Senior Operations Officer in Infrastructure at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), based in Nairobi, Kenya, where she leads transmission and distribution initiatives across Africa. She is a professional Industrial Engineer with a master’s degree in Computer Engineering (Electronic) and a master’s degree in Engineering Management. With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, Tilana brings extensive expertise in consulting engineering, project management, and power infrastructure development. Her career spans senior roles at Eskom, EON, Aurecon Consulting Engineers, Xaris Energy, and USNC, including work on innovative projects such as small modular nuclear reactors. She has demonstrated strong technical leadership and has been actively involved in advancing private sector participation in grid infrastructure and regional interconnector projects across multiple African countries.