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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-000887
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240318
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240318

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENERGY CO OF PARANA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041792
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14668
		FILM NUMBER:		24759795

	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>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of March, 2024</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Commission File Number 1-14668</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Translation of Registrant's name into English)</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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</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>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Indicate
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="font: bold 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-decoration: none">COMPANHIA
PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA &ndash; COPEL<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal"><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ/ME) 76.483.817/0001-20 &ndash; </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Company
Registry (NIRE) 41300036535 - CVM Registration</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">B3
(CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6, CPLE11)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">NYSE
(ELP)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">LATIBEX
(XCOP, XCOPO, XCOPU)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 8.5pt 6pt 0; text-align: center"><B>News published in the media</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">Companhia Paranaense de Energia &ndash;
COPEL (&ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and trades energy, communicates to its shareholders and
the market in general that it is providing clarifications regarding a question about news published on February 29, 2024 in the newspaper
Valor Econ&ocirc;mico, under the title: &quot;Copel records a profit of R$ 943.8 million in the 4th quarter, an increase of 51.2% on an
annual basis&quot;, requested through Official Letter No. 53/2024/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, sent on 15 March 2024 by the Company Monitoring Management
&ndash; 1 (&ldquo;GEA-1&rdquo;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;CVM&rdquo;), which is transcribed below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center; background-color: white">______________________________________________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; background-color: white">Rio de Janeiro, March 15,
2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: DejaVuSans; font-size: 9pt">Official
Letter No. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">53/2024<FONT STYLE="font-family: DejaVuSans">/CVM/SEP/GEA-1</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0">To Mr.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0">Adriano Rudek de Moura</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0">Investor Relations Director</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Companhia Paranaense de
Energia S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Rua Jos&eacute; Izidoro Biazetto, 158, Bloco A, Mossungu&ecirc;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Curitiba - PR</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0; text-align: justify">CEP: 81200-240</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0; text-align: justify">E-mail: ri@copel.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0; text-align: justify">c/c: emissores@b3.com.br</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0">Subject: <B>Request for clarification on News</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dear </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: DejaVuSans; font-size: 9pt">Director</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">,</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">1. We refer to the news published on 02/29/2024 in the electronic
media Valor Online, Companies section, under the title: &quot;Copel records a profit of R$ 943.8 million in the 4th quarter, an increase
of 51.2% on an annual basis&quot;, in which contain the following statements:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt 35.4pt; text-align: justify">Copel's financial leverage, measured by net debt/Ebitda,
ended 2023 at 1.9 times, benefiting from the primary public offering. However, the company's investments for 2024 involve R$4 billion
in payment of the grant for the renewal of the Foz do Areia, Salto Segredo and Salto Caxias hydroelectric plants, which together add up
to 4.2 GW of installed capacity.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt 35.4pt; text-align: justify">In addition, another R$2.1 billion will be allocated to
the distribution business with a view to increasing the customer base and tariff review. Another R$400 million is aimed at generation
and transmission in upgrade, modernization and reinforcement and improvement projects. If the level of investments is maintained, the
expectation is that investments will total R$9 billion between 2024 and 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt 35.4pt; text-align: justify">[...]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt 35.4pt; text-align: justify">The financial director, Adriano Moura, emphasizes that in
2023, Copel made the largest investment in history in the distribution segment with an investment of R$2 billion for the modernization,
expansion and automation of Paran&aacute;'s electrical infrastructure. According to him, the objective is to double the investment base,
maintaining the same level of contributions from 2024 in 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt 35.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">2. In view of the foregoing, we determine that YOU. clarify the
reasons why you understood that this is not a relevant fact, as well as comment on other information considered important<U>, notably
about the investments planned by the company</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">3. It is worth noting that according to art. 3rd of CVM Resolution
No. 44/21, the Investor Relations Director is responsible for disclosing and communicating to the CVM and, if applicable, to the stock
exchange and organized over-the-counter market entity where securities issued by the company are admitted. to trading, any relevant act
or fact that occurred or is related to its business, as well as ensuring its wide and immediate dissemination, simultaneously in all markets
in which such securities are admitted to trading.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">4. Furthermore, we emphasize that the practice of disclosing to
the market your future performance expectations (guidance), both short and long term, mainly with regard to the financial and operational
aspects of your business, involves the preparation of quantitative projections.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">5. In this sense, in compliance with the provisions of &sect; 1
of art. 20 of CVM Resolution No. 80/22, <B>we determine</B>, if the statements in question are true, the updating of the corresponding
items of the issuer's Reference Form.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">6. Such manifestation must occur through the Empresa.NET System,
category: <U>Notice to the Market</U>, type<U>: Clarifications on CVM/B3 questions</U>, subject: <U>News Published in the Media, which
must include the transcription of this letter. Compliance with this request for a statement through a Notice to the Market does not exempt
the eventual determination of responsibility for failure to disclose a Material Fact in a timely manner, under the terms of CVM Resolution
No. 44/21</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">7. We warn that, by order of the Superintendency of Business Relations,
in the use of its legal powers and, based on item II, of art. 9th, of Law No. 6,385/76, and in CVM Resolution No. 47/21, it will be possible
to determine the application of a mandatory fine, in the amount of <B>R$ 1,000.00</B> (one thousand reais), without prejudice to other
administrative sanctions, for non-compliance of the requirement contained in this letter, sent exclusively by email, until <B>03/18/2024</B>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt DejaVuSans; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">Yours sincerely,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center; background-color: white">______________________________________________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">In response, the Company clarifies that
Relevant Fact 04/23, published on 11/4/2023, available in the Empresas.NET system in the Relevant Facts category, according to protocol
014311IPE110420230104502705-36, informed about the publication in the Official Gazette of the Union &ldquo;the value of granting concession
for the generation of electrical energy from the group of Hydroelectric Power Plants (UHEs) Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto ('Foz
do Areia'), Governor Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga ('Segredo'), and Governor Jos&eacute; Richa ('Salto Caxias'), in the amount of R$ 3,719,428,214.95&rdquo;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">On 11/14/2023, the Company released Market
Notice 27/23, available on the Empresas.NET system, according to protocol 014311IPE141120230104524411-24, through which it revealed that
the Board of Directors &ldquo;approved, at its 240th Ordinary Meeting held on this date, the amount of R$2,432.2 million for the Investment
Program ('Capex')&rdquo;. Said statement also clarified that &ldquo;the majority of it is allocated to Copel Distribui&ccedil;&atilde;o
with the permanent objective of increasing operational efficiency, reducing costs and composing the regulatory asset remuneration base
(BRR)&rdquo; and that the generation activity foresees &ldquo;R$ 90.1 million for investments in improvements and reinforcements of its
transmission lines&rdquo;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">Subsequently, the payment of the grant
bonus and Capex were detailed in the presentation (pages 51 and following) which appeared in Relevant Fact 19/23, published on 11/22/2023,
available in the Empresas.NET system in the Relevant Facts category, according to protocol 014311IPE221120230104525205 -68. For a better
understanding of the market, in addition to being included in Relevant Fact 19/23, the presentation was also published separately, in
the Communications to the market category, type Presentations to market analysts/agents, on 11/22/2023, available in the Empresas.NET
system, according to protocol 014311IPE221120230104525205-82.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">Finally, information relating to the financial
leverage of 1.9x was disclosed in the Company's financial statements for the year ended 12/31/2023, sent by the Empresas.NET system on
2/29/2024, at 7:20 pm, in the Economic-Financial Data category, type Complete Annual Statements, according to protocol 014311IPE311220230104535111-66.
It is worth noting that the aforementioned Financial Statements also included information about the Grant Bonus and Investment Plan in
the President's Message, as well as being included in the capital budget proposal to be submitted to the Company's General Meeting in
accordance with applicable regulations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: right">Curitiba, March 18, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Adriano Rudek de Moura</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">For further information, please contact the Investor
Relations team:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">acionistas@copel.com or +55 0800-412772</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</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 March 18, 2024</P>

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        Daniel Pimentel Slaviero</FONT></P>
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economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words &quot;anticipates&quot;, &quot;believes&quot;,
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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
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