Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL engages in the generation transformation distribution and sale of electricity to industrial residential commercial rural and other customers in Brazil The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission Power Distribution GAS Power Sale and Holding and Services segments It is also involved in the piped natural gas distribution The company operates hydroelectric wind and thermoelectric plants and owns and operates transmission and distribution lines It holds concessions to distribute electricity in municipalities in the State of Parana and in the municipality of Porto Uniao in the State of Santa Catarina Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba Brazil