Started as a business unit of Adtel in the second half of 2009 after RA 9513 or otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act was passed in December 2008. The Act states, among others, that the government must “accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources such as…biomass, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and ocean energy sources…to achieve energy self-reliance, through the adoption of sustainable energy development strategies to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels….”

It revolutionized the solar homes system when it developed a compact kit, as a start, that harnesses the power of the sun to bring electric light—and other omnipresent comforts and conveniences that city folk take for granted—to places beyond the reach or inclination of distribution utilities in the country. The Philippines’ being an island country exacerbates problems with accessibility, communication and distribution. Building infrastructure to boost power generation and distribution requires a long lead time; meanwhile, distribution utilities tasked to do the job grapple with damage to their facilities due to weather disturbances, the high cost of maintenance, and even theft. Extending the grid or the wire through the islands is really costly, so electrification is concentrated only in franchise areas or clusters. No one is really thinking of the off-grid because of the huge investment that is needed. With the ever-changing market trend in solar, Adtel decided to spin off a separate company called Quantum Renewable Energy Solutions & Technology Incorporated so it could focus in providing its cost-effective distributed generation solutions, whether in the off-grid or on-grid arena while hoping to enjoy the incentives being offered by the RE law.