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 August, 2021

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
+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____

SHP Bela Vista - Anticipation of the Start of Commercial Operation

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (“Company”), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and trades energy, with shares listed on B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6, CPLE11), on NYSE (ELP) and LATIBEX (XCOP, XCOPO, XCOPU), hereby announces to its shareholders and the market in general that, through Dispatch No. 2.421 of the National Electric Energy Agency (“Aneel”), published on August 12, 2021, the third generating unit (UG3) of the Bela Vista Small Hydroelectric Plant (“PCH”) entered into commercial operation Bela Vista"), with 9.8 MW of installed capacity.

Together with the first two generating units (GU1 and GU2) of SHP Bela Vista, operating since June 2021, the entry of GU3 represents 29.3 MW of installed capacity in commercial operation, almost all of the 29.8 MW of the enterprise , leaving only the entry into operation of 0.5 MW in the unit installed in the complementary powerhouse.

With this, Copel anticipates the commercial operation of the project by almost two and a half years in relation to the beginning of the contracted supply term, thus allowing all the energy produced by SHP Bela Vista until December 2023 to be sold in the Free Market (“ACL”).

The anticipation of completion of this project reflects the commitment assumed by management to the continuous improvement of the Copel group's efficiency and the sustainable growth of its businesses.

Curitiba, August 12, 2021.

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

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 August 12, 2021

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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