Belize is on a “fast pace” to produce more electric power from renewable sources, as part of a strategy to bolster its energy independence and ensure that everyone in the country has access to electricity. The head of the country’s Ministry of Public Service, Energy and Public Utilities, Frank Mena, sat down for an interview with the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and talked about a recent pilot project that has brought off-grid solar power to a farming village called La Gracia.