Danessa Rivera – The Philippine Star February 13, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Prices of electrical materials and equipment soared over the course of the pandemic, according to the updated price index of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for electric cooperatives. In a memorandum posted on its website, the NEA published the Equipment and Materials Price Index (EMPI) for 2022 to update the prices from 2019 levels. The revised index “will serve as a tool for NEA in the evaluation of EC capital expenditure (capex) project and funded projects by subsidies or loans, as well …