Copel

Copel - Companhia Paranaense de Energia, the largest company of the State of Paraná, was founded on October 26, 1954 with ownership control held by the State of Paraná. The Company went public in April 1994 B3 and, in 1997, it was the first company of the Brazilian electricity sector to be listed at the New York Stock Exchange. As from June 2002, the brand is also present at the European Economic Community, having been listed at Latibex - the Latin American index of companies of the Madrid Stock Exchange. As of May 7, 2008, Copel's shares were ranked at Level 1 of São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa)'s Corporate Governance.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel

Type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	B3: CPLE3, CPLE6 BMAD: XCOP NYSE: ELP Ibovespa Component
ISIN	BRCPLEACNPB9
Industry	Electricity Telecommunications
Founded	1954
Headquarters	Curitiba , Brazil
Key people	Lindolfo Zimmer, (Chairman) Ricardo Portugal Alves, (CEO)
Products	Electrical power
Services	Electricity distribution Internet services
Revenue	US$ 4.3 billion (2017)[1]
Net income	US$ 323.9 million (2017)[2]
Number of employees	8,560
Website	www.copel.com

The Company directly serves 3,549,256 consuming units, across 393 cities and 1,114 locations (districts, villages and settlements), located in the State of Paraná. This network consists of 2.8 million homes, 63.8 plants, 295.5 commercial establishments and 341.6 rural properties. The staff is composed of 8,376 employees.