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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-000380
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250212

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:		25616482

	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: 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>FORM 6-K</B></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">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 February, 2025</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>

<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>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>

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

<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)</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, ELPC)</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)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Clarifications
on CVM/B3 questions</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 14.15pt 0 0; text-align: justify">COPEL (&ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it is here to provide clarification on an issue regard atypical fluctuation
involving securities issued by the Company, requested by means of Official Letter No. 58/2025-SLE, sent on February 11, 2025 by B3 (&ldquo;Official
Letter&rdquo;), which is transcribed below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt"><B>Cia Paranaense De Energia - Copel</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">At. Felipe Gutterres Ramella</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">Investor Relations Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">Ref.: <B>Request for clarification on atypical oscillation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">Dear Sir,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.15pt 0 28.35pt; text-align: justify">In view of the latest fluctuations
recorded with the securities issued by this company, the number of trades and the quantity traded, as shown below, we request that you
be informed, by 02/12/2025, whether there is any fact that you are aware of. that can justify them.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Opening</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Minimum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Average</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Last </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>&nbsp;Oscil.%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>No.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>transaction</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B>Volume (R$)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1/29/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.56</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.62</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.55</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.52</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17,716</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,267,200</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">145,824,400.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1/30/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.52</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.51</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.89</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.78</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.82</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17,580</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17,609,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">172,207,162.00</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1/31/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.82</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.87</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.77</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-1.22</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17,735</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17,509,700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">171,073,505.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/3/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.67</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.63</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.89</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.78</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0.82</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23,749</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">16,576,600</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">162,432,967.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/4/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.75</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.69</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.87</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.81</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.82</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0.41</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,628</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9,259,600</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">90,830,350.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/5/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.86</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.75</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.87</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.82</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.81</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-0.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,534</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">8,510,700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">83,557,494.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/6/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.81</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.71</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.87</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.86</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0.51</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">12,210</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">13,517,800</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">132,500,081.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/7/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.67</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.88</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.74</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.73</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-1.32</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">14,363</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9,449,700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">92,072,991.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/10/2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.79</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.64</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.84</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.76</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.83</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.03</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">22,535</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">12,384,400</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">120,861,410.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2/11/2025*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.85</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.84</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.05</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.87</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,990</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4,497,400</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">45,207,212.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.75in">*Updated at 11:29 a.m.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0.25in 8.5pt 0 0; text-align: justify">In response to the request, the
Company informs that it is unaware of any material fact or information not yet disclosed to the market directly related to Copel or its
activities that may have influenced the oscillation - treated as atypical in the Official Letter - of its class B preferred shares in
the period from 29.01.2025 to 11.02.2025, as well as did not identify any atypicality in the share price, the number of trades, or the
trading volume on that (those) day(s)..</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0.25in 8.5pt 0 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">Curitiba, February
12, 2025<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Felipe Gutterres</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Vice-President of Financial and Investor Relations</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">ri@copel.com or (41) 3331-4011</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></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 February 12, 2025</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt">COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA &ndash; COPEL</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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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>
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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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