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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-001106
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250328
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250327

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
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14668
		FILM NUMBER:		25780876

	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: 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, 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 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-decoration: none">COMPANHIA
PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA &ndash; COPEL<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal"><BR>
CNPJ/ME 76.483.817/0001-20 &ndash; NIRE 41300036535 &ndash; CVM Registration 1431-1<BR>
B3 (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6)<BR>
NYSE (ELP, ELPC)<BR>
LATIBEX (XCOP, XCOPO)</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Clarifications on CVM/B3 questions regarding
the AGM</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: justify">COPEL (&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) hereby
informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, it has resubmitted the Remote Voting Bulletin (&ldquo;BVD&rdquo;),
the Call Notice (&ldquo;Call Notice&rdquo;) and the Management Proposal (&ldquo;Proposal&rdquo;) related to the Company's Annual General
Meeting, to be held, on first call, on April 24, 2025 (&ldquo;Meeting&rdquo;), following the guidance of Official Letter No. 68/2025/CVM/SEP/GEA-1,
sent on 03/25/2025 by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM (&ldquo;Official Letter&rdquo;), replicated below:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 8.5pt 0 0; text-align: center">____________________________________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: left">Mr.<BR>
Felipe Gutterres Ramella<BR>
Investor Relations Director of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: left"><B>Cia Paranaense de Energia Copel</B><BR>
Rua Jos&eacute; Izidoro Biazetto, 158, Bloco A, Mossungu&ecirc;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: left">81200-240 &ndash; Curitiba &ndash; PR</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: left">E-mail: <B>ri@copel.com</B><BR>
<BR>
Subject: <B>Biennial Risk-Based Supervision Plan 2025-2026 - Analysis of the Remote Voting Bulletin.</B><BR>
<BR>
</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: left">Dear Sir,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>1. We refer to the Remote Voting
Bulletin (&ldquo;BVD&rdquo;) of CIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA COPEL, referring to the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 24, 2025,
filed by the Company in the IPE Module of the Empresas.NET System on March 24, 2025.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><I>2. In this regard, based on the provisions
of Section III and Annex M of CVM Resolution 81/22, the following inconsistencies were identified, which is why we request the resubmission
of the Remote Voting Bulletin with the appropriate changes:</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 3pt 63.8pt; text-align: justify"><I>2.1. In the indication of the
institution hired by the company to provide the securities bookkeeping service, the name of a contact person was not provided, in accordance
with item 6 of Annex M to CVM Resolution 81/22. We request that this be included.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 3pt 63.8pt; text-align: justify"><I>2.2. The resolution allowing
minority shareholders with voting rights to request the separate election of a member of the board of directors was not included, as per
item 16 of Annex M to CVM Resolution 81/22. Please include.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 3pt 63.8pt; text-align: justify"><I>2.3. The resolution allowing
minority shareholders holding shares with voting rights to add their votes to those of preferred shares without voting rights or with
restricted voting rights, as per item 17 of Annex M to CVM Resolution 81/22, has not been included. Please include.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 3pt 63.8pt; text-align: justify"><I>2.4. The resolution to request
the adoption of multiple voting, as per item 11 of Annex M to CVM Resolution 81/22, has not been included. Please include.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 3pt 63.8pt; text-align: justify"><I>2.5. The resolution to request
the installation of the fiscal council, as per item 20 of Annex M to CVM Resolution 81/22, has not been included. Please include.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>3. In addition, in the notice, include
the percentage of 2% of voting shares in the part relating to the installation of the Audit Board, since only 1% of non-voting shares
was mentioned. </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>4. Finally, with regard to the Management
Proposal, present the information on the nominees for the Board of Directors in such a way as to contain all the information highlighted
in item 7.3 of Annex C to CVM Resolution 80/22.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><I>5. On the occasion of the resubmission
of the Remote Voting Bulletin and the Management Proposal, as a result of compliance with the requirements contained in this Official
Letter, the Company must send a notice through the Empresas.NET System, in the &ldquo;Notice to the Market&rdquo; category, type &ldquo;Clarifications
on CVM/B3 consultations&rdquo; informing about the aforementioned resubmission and referring to this Official Letter.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 8.5pt 0 0; text-align: center">____________________________________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 14.15pt 0 0; text-align: justify">In response to the letter, the
Company implemented the following changes:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 14.2pt">With regard to the BVD: (i) included the name of the contact person at the institution
responsible for the bookkeeping of the shares issued by the Company, in compliance with item 2.1 of the Official Letter; (ii) included
a new item 13 at the end of the other resolutions, in compliance with item 2.4 of the Official Letter; and (iii) included a new item 14
at the end of the other resolutions, in compliance with item 2.5 of the Official Letter. Resolutions (ii) e (iii) have been included at
the end to avoid numbering adjustments in the other resolutions.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 3pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">The Company clarifies that
it has not made the adjustments mentioned in items 2.2 and 2.3 of the Official Letter, given that the Company has dispersed capital, and
does not have a controlling shareholder or group of shareholders, so that the request for a separate election for a member of the Board
of Directors by minority shareholders holding shares with voting rights, as well as the possibility for such minority shareholders holding
shares with voting rights to request that their votes be aggregated with those of preferred shares without voting rights or with restricted
voting rights, do not apply.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 14.2pt">With regard to the Public Notice, it included the information that shareholders
holding 2% of the shares with voting rights may also request the installation of a Supervisory Board, in compliance with item 3 of the
Official Letter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 14.2pt">With regard to the Proposal, it has supplemented the information on the candidates
for members of the Board of Directors under the terms of item 7.3 of the Reference Form (Annex IV of the Proposal), in compliance with
item 4 of the Official Letter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0">The Company clarifies that the resubmissions do not affect
any of the proposals relating to the Meeting. In addition, given that only new resolutions have been included (and not adjusted to existing
resolutions) in the BVD, any votes already cast by shareholders will be considered valid.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify">In any case, shareholders who wish to
change their vote or vote on the additional resolutions included may send a new BVD, replacing the one previously submitted, observing
the deadline of 4 (four) days before the Meeting, i.e. <B><U>April 20, 2025</U></B>, pursuant to article 27 of RCVM 81. In order to prevent
the voting instructions of shareholders who may have already sent the BVD to the Company from being considered conflicting, the Company
recommends that shareholders send any new voting instructions to the same service provider previously used.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify">Further information can be obtained
from Investor Relations: ri@copel.com.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 14.2pt 6pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company reiterates that the Ordinary
General Meeting - AGM remains scheduled for April 24, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 14.15pt 0 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 14.15pt 0 0; text-align: right">Curitiba, March 27, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 6pt 14.15pt 0 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<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 March 27, 2025</P>

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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>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
        <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: 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>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></P>

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

<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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