SECOND HEAT — Humanitarian Energy Resilience Initiative

SECOND HEAT — Humanitarian Energy Resilience Initiative

SECOND HEAT is designed to secure reliable heating for apartment buildings in regions affected by energy infrastructure destruction.

The solution:

 • increases resilience to targeted attacks

 • prevents winter humanitarian crises

 • replaces gas-based heat generation

 • reduces CO₂ emissions

Social Impact

 • Heating for 1,800 apartments (pilot phase)

 • Up to € savings per household annually

 • Blackout resilience

 • No gas-related safety risks

Funding Need

$9.6 million for pilot implementation in 3 regions.

Support formats:

 • Grants

 • Concessional financing

 • Public-private co-financing

 • International donor partnerships

SECOND HEAT strengthens civilian protection through decentralized energy security.