Paraná is home to Itaipu Binacional, the largest producer of clean and renewable energy in the world, and to Copel (Companhia Paranaense de Energia), recognized by consumers as the best energy distributor in Brazil.

• The state has its own generation network, with 26 hydroelectric plants, 47 wind farms, and 2 thermoelectric plants of various sizes.
• It maintains a 100% renewable electricity matrix, composed of hydroelectric, solar, and wind energy.
• Paraná also has great potential for biomass generation from animal waste (as the country’s largest producer of chicken and pork), as well as from soybeans, corn, and sugarcane bagasse from the numerous plants installed in the state.
• The northern and northwestern regions of Paraná have strong potential for solar radiation capture.
• The state offers fast installation processes and co-investment in substations for new industrial plants.
• Paraná has achieved the best performance in Brazil in distributed renewable energy generation for the third consecutive year, according to the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL).
• Copel is listed on the B3 Efficient Carbon Index (ICO2), standing out among the companies most effective in managing greenhouse gas emissions.

The Ports of Paraná are a port complex composed of the Ports of Paranaguá and Antonina.
The administration operates as a state-owned public company, under the State Secretariat of Infrastructure and Logistics, with a delegation agreement with the Federal Government.

The Port of Paranaguá is the largest grain port in Latin America.
It is the second-largest port in Brazil in container traffic, handling over 1.1 million containers in 2022.

• Paranaguá is one of the world’s most important maritime trade hubs, combining a strategic location with one of the best port infrastructures in Latin America.
• The main cargoes handled at Paranaguá include: soybeans, soybean meal, corn, salt, sugar, fertilizers, containers, frozen goods, petroleum derivatives, ethanol, and vehicles.

√ PRIVILEGED LOCATION IN A PROTECTED BAY

√ LARGEST POULTRY EXPORT CORRIDOR IN THE WORLD

The Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) is one of the largest container terminals in South America, offering a wide range of maritime and integrated logistics services.

• The terminal handles over 1.1 million TEUs per year, with a designed capacity of up to 2.5 million TEUs.
• Since 2018, TCP has been part of the China Merchants Port Holding Company (CMPort) portfolio, the largest and most competitive public port developer, investor, and operator in China.

• Largest reefer (refrigerated container) structure in South America.

• The only terminal in southern Brazil with a railway branch inside the customs zone, connecting Brazilian and Paraguayan exporters to the port. One in every five containers exported through Paranaguá uses the railway.

32 municipalities host campuses of state-run universities:
State Universities of Londrina (UEL), Maringá (UEM), Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Western Paraná (Unioeste), Central-West (Unicentro), Northern Paraná (UENP), and Paraná (Unespar).

• 191 Higher Education Institutions

• 77 municipalities with colleges or universities

• 13 campuses of the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR)

• 33 technology incubators in 15 cities

• Professional education institutions in 186 municipalities

• Over 687,000 students in higher education

• Over 123,000 students in technical and professional education

Best Education in Brazil

In 2024, Paraná ranked first in the Ideb (Basic Education Development Index), the main indicator of education quality in Brazil. The state consolidated its leadership by achieving the best education in the country in both high school and elementary education, covering early and final years.

Paraná received the Gold Medal of the National Seal “Commitment to Literacy 2024”, promoted by the Ministry of Education (MEC). This initiative is part of the National Commitment to Literacy Program, recognizing state, municipal, and district education departments for excellence in implementing educational policies. In addition to the state, 227 Paraná municipalities were awarded the Gold Seal, 66 the Silver Seal, and 20 the Bronze Seal.

In 2025, Paraná received a record amount from the main federal education fund. The state will receive over R$ 530 million (US$ 95.4 million) from the Student-Year Value Result (VAA-R) of the Fund for Maintenance and Development of Basic Education and Valorization of Education Professionals (Fundeb). This largest federal transfer in Brazil reflects, among other factors, the state’s leadership in the Ideb.