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Panama switches on to energy-saving light bulbs

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama plans to hand out 6 million energy-saving light bulbs, nearly two per citizen, to ease soaring demand for electricity and prevent future blackouts, President Martin Torrijos said on Monday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=dgJg8L"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=dgJg8L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=yeJx4l"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=yeJx4l" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=J0sq3l"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=J0sq3l" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~4/380846303" height="1" width="1"/>