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 December, 2022
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)
José Izidoro Biazetto, 158
81200-240 Curitiba, Paraná
Federative Republic of Brazil
+55 (41) 3331-4011
(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____
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL
Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ/ME) 76.483.817/0001-20 - Company Registry (NIRE) 41300036535 - CVM Registration
B3 (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6, CPLE11)
NYSE (ELP)
LATIBEX (XCOP, XCOPO, XCOPU)
Divestment in UEGA - Disclosure of Teaser and
Joint Selling Arrangement with Petrobras
COPEL (“Company”), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and trades energy, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, continuing with what was published in Material Fact nº 05/2022, of November 4, 2022, which began the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) related to the joint sale of all shares in the company UEG Araucária S.A. (“UEGA”).
The Company holds a direct and indirect stake of 81.2% in the total and voting capital of the company and intends to sell jointly with its partner Petróleos Brasileiros S.A. (“Petrobras”), holder of 18.8% of the remaining stake, through a competitive procedure with the objective of selling 100% of the shares of UEGA.
The teaser, which contains key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selecting potential participants, will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website:
https://ri.copel.com/en/publications-and-documents/presentations/
This divestment is in line with the decarbonization process of the Copel group's generation matrix and adheres to Copel's Corporate Strategic Planning – 2030 Vision, strengthening the pillars for the perpetuity and sustainable growth of the business.
About TPP Araucária – Araucária Gas Thermoelectric Plant
TPP Araucária is a natural gas generation plant with an installed capacity of 484.15 MW that operates in a combined cycle (two gas turbines and one steam turbine) and operates in the modality known as “merchant”[1].
The plant is located in the municipality of Araucária, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, in the State of Paraná, and was renovated in April 1998, with operational activities starting in September 2002. The plant, according to Resolution 351/1999, is authorized to operate until December 22, 2029, with the possibility of renewal.
Curitiba, December 22, 2022.
Adriano Rudek de Moura
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
For further information, please contact the Investor Relations team:
ri@copel.com or +55 41 3331-4011
[1] Plants without an electricity sales contract, whether in the free (ACL) or regulated (ACR) environment, subject to the variation in the Settlement Price for Differences – PLD. In this modality, the UEGA, as a thermoelectric plant centrally dispatched by the National Electric System Operator (ONS), is dispatched in situations where the Marginal Operating Cost (CMO) of the electrical system exceeds its Variable Unit Cost (CVU) approved by ANEEL, or out of order of merit, when requested by the ONS.
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 December 22, 2022
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL | ||
By: | /S/ Daniel Pimentel Slaviero | |
Daniel Pimentel Slaviero Chief Executive Officer |
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