SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 2018
Commission File Number 1-14668
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Energy Company of Paraná
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800
80420-170 Curitiba, Paraná
Federative Republic of Brazil
(5541) 3222-2027
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
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.
Yes _______ No ___X____
Material Fact - 08/18
Update on the schedule of the construction work
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL, a company that generates, transmits, distributes and sells power, with shares listed on the B3 (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6), the NYSE (ELPVY, ELP) and the LATIBEX (XCOP), pursuant to the provisions of CVM Instruction No. 358/02, hereby announces to its shareholders and to the market in general that the construction works of the Araraquara II - Taubaté transmission line are 100% concluded and currently awaiting the authorization of the National Operator of the System (ONS - Operador Nacional do Sistema). The project represents an increase of 334 km of transmission lines and will add a RAP of R$29.8 million to Copel GeT.
For the Colíder Hydroelectric Power Plant, the schedule of the construction work was revised, and the first generating unit is scheduled for August 2018. The project is under the final stage of installation and commissioning and will add 300MW to the Copel GeT’s portfolio.
We report that any discrepancies between the information in ONS report and those disclosed by Copel regarding the forecast of the commercial start-up of the projects are unknown to the Company.
Curitiba, June 29, 2018.
Harry Françóia Junior
Chief Legal and Institutional Relations Officer acting as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
For further information, please contact our Investor Relations team:
ri@copel.com or +55 (41) 3222-2027
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.
| COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL |
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| By: | /S/ Jonel Nazareno Iurk
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| | Jonel Nazareno Iurk
Chief Executive Officer | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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