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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-23-004618
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENERGY CO OF PARANA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041792
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14668
		FILM NUMBER:		231395708

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RUA CORONEL DULCIDIO 800
		STREET 2:		80420 170 CURITIBA PARANA
		CITY:			FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			00000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
		STREET 2:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 6-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Report of Foreign Private Issuer<BR>
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of November, 2023</B></P>

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charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Energy Company of Paran&aacute;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Jos&eacute; Izidoro Biazetto, 158<BR>
81200-240 Curitiba, Paran&aacute;<BR>
Federative Republic of Brazil<BR>
+55 (41) 3331-4011</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13.5pt">&nbsp;Form
20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______</FONT></P>

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by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Yes _______ No ___X____</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-bottom: 0"><B>COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA
- COPEL</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/13pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Corporate Taxpayer&rsquo;s ID (CNPJ/MF): 76.483.817/0001-20</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CERTIFICATE OF THE MINUTES OF THE 244<SUP>th</SUP></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ORDINARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS&#8217; MEETING</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">I hereby certify, for all legal purposes, that the
members of the Board of Directors - BoD met on November 01, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at Rua Jos&eacute; Izidoro Biazetto, 158 - Bloco A, in
the City of Curitiba, State of Paran&aacute;. Mr. Marcel Martins Malczewski, Chair of the Board, invited me, Vict&oacute;ria Baraldi Mendes
Batista, to act as a secretary in the meeting, and recorded the justified absence of the Board member Carlos Biedermann and the presence
of Mr. Daniel Pimentel Slaviero, the Company&#8217;s CEO, as well as the presence, via videoconference, of the Board members Fernando
Tadeu Perez, Geraldo Corr&ecirc;a de Lyra Junior, Lucia Maria Martins Casasanta, and Marcelo Souza Monteiro.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Board of Directors resolved on the following matters,
among other topics:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B>1.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B>Copel&#8217;s 2023 - 2025
Materiality Process. </B>Mr. Vicente Loi&aacute;cono Neto, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Officer, accompanied by his team, presented
Copel&#8217;s 2023-2025 Materiality Process, which consists of the stages of defining stakeholders; selecting relevant topics for stakeholder
consultation; consulting stakeholders; analyzing collected data; preparing Materiality Matrices; and analysis and approval by Senior Management.
It was recorded that the process resulted in the following material themes: <B>1.</B> Population Safety; <B>2.</B> Customer Satisfaction;
<B>3.</B> Well-being, Health, and Safety for the Workforce; <B>4.</B> Social Commitment; <B>5.</B> Transformation of the Energy Sector;
<B>6.</B> Economic-Financial Performance; <B>7.</B> Sustainable Supplier Management; <B>8.</B> People Management; <B>9.</B> Corporate
Governance; and <B>10.</B> Environmental Commitment. Finally, he emphasized that the process details are described in Copel&#8217;s 2023-2025
Materiality Process Report. Then, the Sustainable Development Committee (CDS) members were heard, presenting their considerations on the
matter to the Board, which was discussed and recorded in the 30<SUP>th</SUP> Meeting of that Committee, held on October 17, 2023. <U>After
discussing the matter and analyzing the documentation held by the Corporate Governance Department, considering the favorable opinion of
the Executive Board of Copel (Holding Company), recorded in its 257th Meeting, held on October 13, 2023, and having heard the Sustainable
Development Committee, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the result of Copel&#8217;s 2023-2025 Materiality Process.</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The other topics addressed at this meeting were omitted
from this certificate due to legitimate caution, based on the duty of confidentiality, in compliance with the head section of article
155 of Law 6,404/76, as they represent the Company&#8217;s internal interests, therefore lying outside the scope of the rule contained
in Paragraph 1 of Article 142 of said Law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Attendance: <B>MARCEL MARTINS MALCZEWSKI</B> (Chair);
<B>MARCO ANT&Ocirc;NIO BARBOSA C&Acirc;NDIDO</B> (Executive Secretary); <B>FAUSTO AUGUSTO DE SOUZA; FERNANDO TADEU PEREZ; GERALDO CORR&Ecirc;A
DE LYRA JUNIOR; JACILDO LARA MARTINS; LUCIA MARIA MARTINS CASASANTA; MARCELO SOUZA MONTEIRO; </B>and <B>VICT&Oacute;RIA BARALDI MENDES
BATISTA</B> (Secretary).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>VICT&Oacute;RIA BARALDI MENDES BATISTA</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Secretary to Copel&#8217;s Corporate Governance Department</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Date November 13, 2023</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7.5pt">S</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/&nbsp;
        Daniel Pimentel Slaviero</FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Daniel Pimentel Slaviero<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">This press release may contain forward-looking statements.
These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates of future
economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words &quot;anticipates&quot;, &quot;believes&quot;,
&quot;estimates&quot;, &quot;expects&quot;, &quot;plans&quot; and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal
operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends
affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect
the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected
events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic
and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from current expectations.</P>
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