Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) 6-K ELP20180719_6K

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 July, 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____

Notice to the Market - IR 13/18

Commercial Start-up – LT Araraquara II - Taubaté

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL, a company that generates, transmits, distributes and sells electric power, with shares listed on B3 (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6), NYSE (ELPVY, ELP) and LATIBEX (XCOP), hereby announces to its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, the Araraquara II – Taubaté transmission line began its commercial operations.

This business venture, which is 100% owned by Copel GeT, has 334 kilometers in extension and runs through 28 cities in the State of São Paulo, connecting the Araraquara II substation, located in the city of Araraquara-SP, to the Taubaté substation, located in the city of Taubaté-SP. The transmission line has a concession period until October 2040 and provides an additional R$29.8 million in annual permitted revenue (RAP) to Copel GeT.

This new transmission line enables full energy flow from the Madeira River (Jirau and Santo Antônio plants) and will improve the quality of electric power supply to the Southeast region of Brazil, reinforcing the reliability of the National Interconnected System (SIN).

Curitiba, July 19, 2018.

Adriano Rudek Moura

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

For further information, please contact the Investor Relations team:

ri@copel.com or (41) 3222-2027

SIGNATURE

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.

Date July 19, 2018

COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL
By:	/S/  Jonel Nazareno Iurk
	Jonel Nazareno Iurk Chief Executive Officer

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