Feature: Surging energy bills prompt rush for solar panels in Cyprus

By Petros Petrides, Guo Mingfang

NICOSIA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cypriots by the thousand are rushing to sign up for the government's enhanced solar panel subsidy program, which they expect will help reduce their surging electricity bills, an official of the state-owned Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) told Xinhua.