Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL videoconference call to discuss the results for the second quarter of 2026. This videoconference call is being recorded and the replay will be available on the company's website ri.copel.com. The presentation is also available for download. Please be advised that all participants will be in listen-only mode during the presentation. After the presentation, we will begin the question and answer session when further instructions to participate will be provided. Before proceeding, I would like to emphasize that any forward-looking statements made during this conference call regarding COPEL's business outlook, projections, and operational and financial targets are based on beliefs and assumptions of the management and on information currently available. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions because they refer to future events and therefore may differ materially from actual results. Presenting this video conference call are Mr. Daniel Slaviero, CEO of COPEL, and Mr. Felipe Guterres, CFO, as well as the general managers of the subsidiaries, who will be available for the question and answer session. I would now like to turn the floor over to the CEO of the company, Daniel Slaviero, who will begin the presentation. Please, Mr. Slaviero, you may proceed. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for joining our conference call. We have delivered another quarter of strong operating results. And this reflects our discipline in executing the company's strategic plan. The main highlight of the period is without a doubt, the completion of the tariff review of COPEL distribution.

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of COPEL Distributions Investments during this last billion BRLs, a significant increase, in fact, more than double the 2021 base. This result underscores one of the key characteristics of this management team, i.e., excellence in delivering on the commitments made to the market. In this cycle that is just starting, we will maintain the same Another very positive factor was energy sales made during the period, which allowed us to capture approximately 75 million BRLs in market opportunities, 52 million from hydro modulation, and 23 million from submarkets. This reinforces the premium position of our southern-based hydroelectric assets. This performance, combined with the 7.2% growth in COPEL DISCO built market, directly contributed to boosting our second quarter results. As a result of this efficient operational performance, EBITDA reached $1.6 billion, close to a 21% increase compared to the same period last year, recovering net income reached $645 million. Representing a 42.6% increase, this performance reflects the robustness of our business model, the strength of being an integrated company, as well as our discipline in cost management and capital allocation. This to us is a reference, a mission, a purpose. something that is very strong about this management team discipline in capital allocation and value creation for our shareholders and all our stakeholders. In terms of CAPEX, we invested 957 million, almost 1 billion BRLs in the quarter, of which 318 million allocated to the start of construction at Foz do Areia and Segredo. We maintained a sound capital structure ending the period with a leverage ratio of 2.9 times net debt over EBITDA. perfectly aligned with our new optimal capital structure parameters. Finally, regarding shareholder remuneration, we declared $706 million in interest on equity to be paid in September 2026. In addition to the $1.2 to 1.385 billion in dividends paid in June corresponding to the statement already disclosed at the end of 2025. Now I'd like to speak a little about El Nino and its impacts on this sector. So we would like to share how we are preparing for this climate phenomenon. First and foremost, I would like to note that NOAA, this renowned institute, has confirmed an 81% probability of strong or very strong intensity of El Niño from August through the first quarter of 2027. Our approach focuses on the preventive management of the asymmetric regional impacts of this climate phenomenon. In the south, where we concentrate our main operations, high rainfall is forecast, especially between August and November, with heavy rains in the southern and Paranapanema basins. In the Southeast and Midwest, high temperatures are expected, particularly in Q4, driving up the system's load. These dynamics dictate our commercial and operational strategy. As indicated by the deceit curve, higher rainfall tends to cause a cyclical decline in short-term prices. However, in our view, this fluctuation is temporary and will have no impact on our balance sheet without changing the expectation of higher prices in the long run. And this change will not impact our short-term contracting because our balance sheet is protected and locked at attractive prices. On the other hand, the increase in load caused by heat waves will trigger spikes in hourly prices in the short-term market due to the sudden demand for power. With our reservoirs full in the south and high operational flexibility, we will be ready to capture the short-term price spikes, converting volatility into operational margin for COPEL. In summary, COPEL's portfolio is protected against structural price declines and is fully positioned to extract value from our hidroelectric capacity during times of peaks in the system. Not to mention our assumption, we're never short. We always have a natural hedge for GSF. And so that we have the possibility of supplementing the short-term market. And to close, talking about COPEL distribution, our top priority is to ensure the safety of the population and the continuity of power supply. And to respond quickly and in a coordinated manner to extreme weather events, we maintain a permanent contingency plan structured around four pillars. Operational reinforcement, we hired more than a hundred new crews. We have practically 900 crews, both in house and third party to provide a full service in our concession area. Vegetation management. We brought forward our annual planning and carried out more than 600 joint efforts with local governments and the agricultural sector to avoid contact from vegetation with the grid. So focusing on high-risk areas. Infrastructure. We bolstered our inventory to quickly restore the grid. And we reinforced our inventories to repair the network. with agility and at the operation center, we expanded our team of new operators to ensure uninterrupted monitoring and a 24 by 7 operation. Our priority during these extreme whether events is to quickly replenish the grid and a priority is to reestablish power to our customers. And to conclude this topic, I would like to announce the arrival of a new executive on the general management of COPELDIS, Mr. Dennis Mulica, who's sitting next to me. With extensive experience in the electrics power sector, he joins us to further improve the service we provide to our customers. And so he was already a part of our staff and he's taking over the position previously held by Marco Antonio Villela whom we thank for his important contributions and the results he achieved for the company. We also thank executive Karina Torres for all her dedication and hard work in the operations and maintenance division. As we move towards my final part, you will recall that We've always stated that our transformation process occurs in waves. In the third wave will be marked by asset expansion with strict discipline in capital allocation. The LR cap auction results are further proof of this management's team excellence in delivering results. We will expand our two largest power plants with a capex of around 5 billion BRLs and a highly attractive return in the second quarter. As you all know, Enel approved the results of the bidding process, 318 million to start the construction work. The construction work is starting. so that we can have mobilization and follow the schedule and follow COPEL's tradition, which is always to deliver a little more than what we promised. And we have adjusted our leverage benchmark from 2.8 to 2.9 times net debt over EBITDA ratio and extended the convergence period to the midpoint of the range to up to 48 months. And Felipe will address more about this. We believe this timeframe is better suited to the characteristics of the infrastructure sector, particularly in the energy sector and something very relevant. It is important to note that our dividend policy remains strictly unchanged. we have maintained the guidelines of a minimum payout ratio of 75% in at least two annual payments, ensuring predictability and consistency for our shareholders. In other words, we will make at least one more dividend declaration by the end of 2026. And our current capital structure balances three pillars of our strategic plan. with a flawless execution of our investment plan, combined with solid financial discipline and a commitment to generous returns for our investors. Before turning the floor over to Felipe Guterres, I'd like to reiterate an important invitation. Our COPEL Day, confirmed for November 19, live from the NYSE in New York. We look forward to seeing all of you there, whether in person, if you can be there, or via the online broadcast. It will be an excellent opportunity for us to discuss our long-term strategy, growth opportunities, capital allocation, and our value creation agenda. Now, I will turn it over to Filippi to present the financials for the quarter. Thank you. Thank you, Danielle. Good morning, everyone. I'd like to begin by reiterating the point Danielle mentioned regarding the update to our optimal capital structure. The review of these parameters takes place annually, as we've widely discussed when we disclosed the optimal structure, and was also driven by the success of the LR-CAP 2026, the financial modeling of a robust investment plan and the cash flow from the LR-CAP. which is expected to begin as planned at the end of 2030 combined with a more challenging economic environment required us to test our capital structure under multiple scenarios and stress tests. The new leverage target of 2.9 times reflects this rigorous planning ensuring the flexibility needed to capture opportunities while maintaining financial discipline and a focus on shareholder returns the convergence timeline for the target up to four years and here I emphasize the up to four years gives us a more flexible period to converge providing us greater room to maneuver in this regard our minimum payout policy of 75 percent which already stands out as one of the most competitive in the industry remains unchanged however The flexibility provided by the new leverage ranges naturally allows us to evaluate on a case-by-case basis, and as balance sheet conditions permit, the best use of any excess cash, including potential additional distributions. Detailing our Q2 26 results, I'll start with consolidated recovery EBITDA, 1.6 billion BRLs in Q2, 21% up compared to Q2 25. I would like to highlight the simplicity of our business model. COPEL DISCO and COPEL Generation and Transmission together accounted for 1.603 million barrels, representing nearly 100% of the consolidated EBITDA for the quarter. This reinforces the consistency of our results, which stems directly from our regulated assets and core generation operations in terms of performance by business segment. The EBITDA of the DISCO grew 34.5%, reaching 765.6 million bureaus, driven by a 7.2% expansion in the build market and the ongoing effects of the 1.3% adjustment to portion B related to RDA 2025. EBITDA OF THE JET ROSE 10.1% REACHING 838 MILLION BIRELS BENEFITING FROM THE ADJUSTMENT TO TRANSMISSION ARPS AND THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE PRICE CHANGED UNDER THE ACL IN THE OTHER UNITS ELEJOUR GENERATED 29.1 MILLION COPEL COMMERCIALIZAÇÃO TOTAL 21.4 MILLION AND THE HOLDING RECORDED A LOSS OF 46.2 MILLION DETERIORATION OF 8.7 MILLION COMPARED TO LAST YEAR Breaking down the results by business segment, I'll start with JET. Looking at the generation and transmission in detail on slide 10, COPEL JET reported recurring EBITDA, like I said, of 838 million, up 10.1%, or an additional 76.8 million BORLs compared to Q2 2025. This performance was driven by three factors. First, an increase of 85.1 million BORLs, in revenue from bilateral contracts and ACL quotas resulting from an average 6.4% adjustment in sales price offsetting the planned 7.8% decline in built volume. Second point, this 70.2 million increase in revenue from grid availability reflecting the full consolidation of Mata de Santa Genebra and the inflation adjusted increase in transmission APRs. Third point, Reduction of 6.4 million in purchased energy costs thanks to favorable hydrological conditions that generated an average GSF of 99.6%. On the manageable side, the segments recovering PMSO fell by 13.7%, down 6.3%. On the downside, we saw lower revenue, a decrease of 35%. Talk about Copeldes. We reported 34.5% increase in recurring EBITDA reaching 765.6 million BRLs. The main factors were 7.2% of growth in the build grid market, Thank you very much. Recurring PMSO decreased by 0.4% or 1.8 million confirming that the focus on cost management and operational optimization continues to generate consistent results. Turning to our energy trading strategy, we remain focused on capturing the best market opportunities while maintaining flexibility and creating value from our long-term energy availability. As the main highlight of the quarter, we made progress in energy sales from the 2027-2028 period, representing a volume four times greater than that achieved in Q126, with a 6% higher PMX, reflecting our commercial discipline and our ability to take advantage of favorable market conditions to maximize the monetization of available energy. It is worth noting that most of these negotiations were focused on 2027 as part of a proactive portfolio management strategy anticipating potential impacts from price volatility associated with the weather conditions forecast for next year, including possible effects of El Nino. Another key point is maintaining a conservative risk profile. All operations are conducted with low credit risk supported by a robust credit granting and monitoring policy and specific indicators aimed at mitigating commercial risks in energy sales. As a result, Of course, you can see we recorded a delinquency rate of just 0.01%, underscoring the quality and strength of our portfolio. During the quarter, we also capitalized on opportunities arising from favorable market conditions, generating 75 million BRLs in revenue from hydrological modulation and sub-market activities, demonstrating our ability to extract additional value from active portfolio management. To conclude this topic, we present our energy balance sheet. which remains anchored in two pillars, protection against short-term exposures and energy availability to create long-term value. We maintain 20% hydropower availability through 2026, so level consistent with our safety limits given the GSF's expectations for the year. In addition, we maintain an uncontracted hydropower portfolio of over 40% starting in 2028, ensuring commercial flexibility to take advantage of future opportunities in scenarios of price volatility and hydrological risk. Moving on to PMSO. PMSO totaled 701.9 million. And the main positive impact came from the others line item which saw a decrease of 35.1 million due primarily to lower losses from asset decommissioning at the distribution company and a reduction in collection costs. This reduction offset one time pressures on other fronts. We saw an increase of 10.3 million BRLs and third-party services at COPEL DISCO focused on network maintenance and upholding our quality indicators, DAC and FAC. We also recorded 5.4 million increasing materials at JET for the maintenance of wind power assets. In personnel, social security and benefits category, there was an increase of 12.9 million resulting mainly from the 5.1% weight adjustment under the collective bargaining agreement. This impact was partially offset by productivity gains and improvements in our administrative processes. In a nutshell, we demonstrated balance to cost management, investing in service quality and asset maintenance while maintaining strict control over operating expenses. On slide 14, we see recurring net income that totalled 645.1 million up 42.6% compared to Q2 2025. This performance was driven by operational improvements with 277.6 million increase in EBITDA and by a 219.8 million reduction in tax payments resulting from the tax benefit obtained from the when we declared interest on equity in the quarter. These positive effects offset the 45 million increase in depreciation and amortization expenses in line with the expansion of our in-service asset base at the distal and the 251.4 million decrease in recurring net financial income. impacted by interest expenses resulting from the company's higher average debt balance. CAPEX expenditures totaled $957.2 million for the quarter. Of this total, 50% was invested in COPEL DISCO, around $479 million, primarily directed toward grid modernization and system automation. to maintain our main focus, preserving our quality indicators, DEC and FEC. At JET, investment totaled 476.4 million, notably 318 million allocated to begin funding the capacity expansion of Foz do Areia and Segredo hydroelectric plants in accordance with the LR-CAP. To conclude my presentation, slide 16 shows our debt profile. We ended June with an adjusted net debt of 19.6 billion BRLs and a leverage ratio of 2.9 times exactly at the target set by the new optimal capital structure consolidated now in July. Our debt is primarily indexed to CDI, 65.7%, and the remaining 31% indexed to IPCA. So we have a percentage in TJLP. The average nominal cost of debt fell to 12.92% per year, equivalent to 91.33% of the CDI, representing a decrease of 62%. basis points from the 13.54% recorded in June of last year. So this comes in the right direction of increasing the duration of the debt and improving its cost. And talking about duration, we maintain a comfortable duration of 5.2 years, which provides us with full liquidity and financial security to support our investments and expansion projects. With that, Let us start the Q&A session. We will now begin the Q&A session. To ask questions live, click on the raise hand button. If you want to ask a question in writing, click on the Q&A button, write your question, your name, and your company. Our first question, Our first question is from Ms. Maria Carolina Carneiro with Safra. Ms. Carneiro, go ahead. Maria Carolina, you may proceed. Your microphone is enabled. Good morning, everyone. Well, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to ask a question. Thank you for the call. Actually, I have two questions. My first is, I know you mentioned in the beginning of the call the slight change, flexibilization, so that you can have more time to comply with the leverage range that you mentioned. The dividend payout policy derives from that, but perhaps you could comment on what actually triggered that change. We heard some noise in the market soon after the announcement. Some investors were concerned that this would mean a reduction in dividend payout or what scenario looking forward. So could you elaborate on that? Have you changed your thoughts about the dividend payout policy or is there anything related to the scenario, anything that you think could trigger some changes, if that makes sense? We have seen a macroeconomic environment that is deteriorating. Some companies are worried about delinquency. I think that in the energy sector, this theme is always present. And there is a public hearing open in the regulatory calendar with some possible changes and discussions which are relevant. And I think that allowance for bad debts is in the agenda. So what can you talk about this theme? Can we expect a reanalysis by the regulator or the placement of electronic meters in the future if this will be explored by the regulator? Anything that can help us understand what could be the delinquency outlook given the current scenario and how the regulator is seeing this topic? Thank you very much. Excellent, Carol. Thank you for the question. It's an excellent opportunity that you're raising this optimal structure point. There was a small repercussion and some doubt regarding the main goal of this. And actually, the structure in Philippi is going to give us more detail. Well, the target is that it will provide guarantees that our plan, our vision, and our capital allocation strategy and shareholder remuneration strategy all remain unchanged. First, The generating factor is that annually we are going to review it. But the main generating factor this year was the win of LRCAP, the auction that brought us a good capital allocation with excellent return and an expectation of relevant cash flow, particularly starting 2030 when the works will be complete. So when we do this update, We bring it to an optimal structure of 30 basis points, more or less. And the big change was the term increasing from 24 to 48 months so that we can accommodate this investment cycle. In our review, the maintenance of our commitment with the dividend policy with a minimum payout, not only remains, But this change to 48 months actually gives us more room for us to converge at the end of the cycle and to continue to have a bold remuneration for our shareholders. So in a way, there's... This data is kind of strange. This slight repercussion we saw on the day that we disclosed this was unexpected because the new structure will give us a guarantee security and room for the company so that in periods of greater investment cycles, we can operate at the upper band. And then we would have a quick deleveraging, a quick cash generation. And to close, because I think that this is an important topic, with this policy and with this kind of predictability and minimum dividend payout, what we aim is that our investors will not face hiccups of having too many ups and downs. Our goal is always to have some kind of stability and predictability. Always ensuring that our priority is good capital allocations. Balancing this with a remuneration that in our view is adequate because we're talking about a mature company with assets and high cash generation. And the beauty of our business case is that we can balance both. And we have cycles where one is going to be focusing one way or another, but always having a leverage target of 2.9. I give you more detail, but you know, I invite my officers to compliment because you were leading this work, which provides us with a great level of transparency and the level of predictability that we like. Of course, I can add, well, thank you, Carol, for the question. Well, you see, our interpretation is exactly different from from possibly the interpretation in the market that created some noise regarding our dividend payout policy or even regarding the expansion of the band. Well, this expansion of the band combines two great moves, a natural deleveraging of the company that came from a tariff review in investing 5 billion BRLs for LRCAP, with a lot of value creation post 2030 once investments are made in Foz do Areia and Segredo. So these four years of investments, were considered in our calculation when we redefined the convergence term. It's not that we increased from 24 to 48 months, it's up to 48 months, which includes 24, 36, 12 months, depending on how we manage convergence of the leverage of the company. We envision some periods where the company may work with a higher band of leverage because we will need to be making a lot of investments that will create a lot of value. When we review that range of that band, that gives us more room in the balance sheet to execute some optionalities. And of course, one of the optionalities, one of the options is payment of dividends. So I stress minimum dividend payout of 75%, no change regarding that with a band, which is slightly more flexible considering leverage and the convergence timeframe. All of this gives us more room to execute the options, the optionalities than in the previous version. Thank you, and I think that with that, we kind of cleared the doubts. In other words, not updating the policy could generate some kind of pressure. By updating it with the new band and target, we continue to pursue a strategy of creating value and capital allocation.

Your second question, Carol, was regarding

allowance for bad debts. This is a sectoral, structural discussion we've been following up close. For the record, like to say that we see severe delinquency or liquidity problems in several trading companies and several players in the market, but COPEL has 0.01% delinquency rate. This is in our trading company with Rodolfo and our whole credit team. This shows our discipline. For two and a half years and almost three years, we did a broad review of our credit processes and we kind of expected some kind of instability and we always wanted to keep the company in a more conservative position. And I think that our measures have been shown to be very healthy for the company. As regards general bad data and the macro discussion involving NAL, the regulator, fortunately, we are in a concession area with very low levels of delinquency below 1%, but of course we are paying attention. We had a relevant tariff review here recently, and we will be monitoring how The impacts will be, but I believe that COPEL, given the general condition, either because of our concession area or because of the characteristics of the people of Paraná, our population always wants to keep their bills paid. We at COPEL have had much lower rates than the average national rate. And I see that the regulator is very much concerned about delinquency and these discussions will progress. Over the coming months, we will be monitoring this and we'll be keeping the market up to date. But I'd like to stress COPEL enjoys a more privileged position in that regard. With it, thank you very much. As a reminder, if you want to ask a question, you just need to click on the raise hand button. If you want to ask questions in writing, choose the Q&A button, write your question, your name, and your company. Next question from Mr. Guilherme Bosso with Goldman Sachs. Mr. Bosso, go ahead. Hello, good morning, congrats on the results. I have two questions. First about capital allocation. I'd like to understand how the company is thinking about possible M&A opportunities. Is there any conversation ongoing with players that come eventually to the market? And in parallel to that, How are you thinking capital allocation in hydro power plants that can be in a bidding process? And also about the auction of batteries. My second question is about costs. We saw the PMSO really well. Should we continue to see reductions in the coming years? Or do you think that the company is operating at adequate levels for the next few years? Thank you, Guilherme, for the questions. You have two questions, but they have several angles. So let me try to be objective and address them. Capital allocation and possible M&As. At this point, we don't have anything tangible, either in the pipeline or in any advanced stage of studies. We are having a sound cut from the company. Well, we have not seen any asset in the market that is worth our deep attention. Of course, Diogo and the whole team, they are always PAYING ATTENTION TO POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES BUT TODAY IN THE PRACTICAL TERMS WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING CONCRETE IN OUR PIPELINE THAT'S NUMBER ONE AND WE'RE GETTING THIS DISCUSSION OF HYDRO POWER PLANTS POSSIBLE BIDDING POWERS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY A NEW ADMINISTRATION in an attempt to improve the fiscal situation of the federal government. We understand that these discussions are legitimate, but our position, and we will defend that in a clear and transparent way, is that if this is discussed bringing the bidding processes forward, that this should be done in a competitive way because this will help generate more resources, transfer of rights, and more funds for the federal government. We've seen this happening very clearly by a guidance of the Court of Accounts. Look at what happened in the highway sector with Fernandes, Hedges and Betancourt Highways. All of the assets that went through renegotiation, all of that was opened to a competitive market. So this is a guideline from the TCU, the Court of Accounts. We think it is unlikely that any different interpretation will will happen for the energy sector. And we have opportunities of, we have to have an opportunity for other players to show interest and to bid. If these discussions about re-bidding or bringing forward the bidding process of hydro power plants, this will be at the top of our agenda in terms of capital allocation, growth, and And what we talked about reversible plants, the LR cap auction, it's a reserves auction. It's proof of that. We have more than two gig in cashiers and other projects prepared for new capacity auctions. And COPEL already has advanced studies for reversible plants. Practically, we have practically four gigs considering semi-open and open projects. We consider this to be a great avenue for growth. It's a big theory for our capital allocation. And going to the end, and Felipe will speak about the MSO, about the batteries auction that will take place on December 2 and 4. We understand that in the storage, auction, reversible, and batteries, they have complementary characteristics. They each have a profile. They each have a contribution to the system. We don't see a competitive advantage in the batteries auction given the low entry barrier. The amount of projects submitted shows that competition will be aggressive. 70, 80% of these projects are just projects on paper, but still we are going to have a lot of competition. And this indicates that the returns for the auction will be below our minimum expectations. Therefore, the probability of COPEL not participating is really high. This is not a final decision by the management, but it all points to the fact that we will not take part in the batteries auction because the return expectations will be below our minimum rates. In our view, the returns will be below the returns of transmission auctions which already have high competition. And the next auction in November, we don't see any lot which is very strategically attractive for us or that could lead to good capital allocation for us either in transmission or in the batteries auction. Felipe, PMSO, what can the market expect looking forward? I think that in terms of PMSO, we are obviously following our target of reducing costs. Of course, there are pressures, both in terms of quality and also related to the El Niño phenomenon because that will influence the level of reduction this year. In COPEL Day last year, we said that starting this year, we would change the concept. We will be speaking a lot more about efficiency rather than cost reduction. So Guilherme, we are getting to that level. of having an optimal level of BMSO. And then we will start having a debate on efficiency. And there we should have other KPIs, other metrics to measure that. It would be free cash flow and return on investment as we mentioned. Oh, and let me add to that, if you have anything to comment, please feel free. particularly regarding generation and transmission. I think that Filippi put this really well, this chapter of structural cost reductions. This is a chapter closed after three years of intense work on that. This efficiency agenda is a permanent one. So controlling costs have zero base budget, always seeking efficiencies, particularly with this wave of artificial intelligence that can generate opportunities.

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Now we're thinking a lot more on how we can extract value. And COPEL will always be a benchmark for efficiency. So how can we reconciliate this and all of the extraordinary results of our remuneration base? coupled with something that is dear to our heart, providing good quality service to our customers. We are in a concession area in a state that grew 72% with a booming economy, a diversified economy, and which has, in agribusiness, a strong driver. Practically one third of the Parana state GDP comes from agribusiness. So this is a segment that is growing a lot. We even launched COPEL Agro. These are all measures for us to provide the best service because we understand that a company that provides service well above the regulatory requirements, always maintaining discipline in capital allocation, we have a capital advantage. also for our expansion projects and our growth projects in distribution. So I just wanted to mention this because we combine a permanent efficiency agenda with excellent service to our customers. This is a key priority for us. It's one of the values and part of COPEL's strategic vision. Perfect, thank you very much. As a reminder, if you want to ask questions, you just have to click on the raise hand button. If you want to ask questions in writing, click on the Q&A button, type in your question, name, and company. Please hold as we collect questions. Next question from Bruno Amorim. Mr. Amorim, go ahead. Good morning. Danielle, I'd like to go back to a prior point you mentioned. The base case for rebidding generation assets in railroads, we saw some renewals. We're seeing some concessions moving to a rebidding. In highways, we also have rebiddings, as you mentioned. In electricity distribution, we saw a number of renewals. Could you elaborate on this trade-off for generation? In your view, Where would generation be in the spectrum of different concession models? And why would it be advantageous to rebid? What would be the pros, the cons of rebidding? Is there any risk of sub-investment in the current phase of the concessions? So if you could share with us your views of How and why it makes more sense to re-bid the assets? That would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Perfect, Bruno. Well, clearly this is an excellent question. And COPEL's opinion is very much aligned with what happens in the other sectors of the economy. Every concession has its own characteristics. A generation concession, if you change the operator, the burden of costs will be very different than in distribution. Well, for starters, there's the characteristics of the concession. That's why in a distribution process, we see this process of renewal of the current operators as being very natural, historically. When we think about concessions of electric power given the characteristic of the grant of the concession when you have competitive processes this brings more benefits to the federal government to the granting authority and to the fiscal situation so this is at the end of the day a decision by the granting authority together with the control they will find the best way to proceed. But we have an interest and we believe that an open competitive process open to any operator that provides the minimum conditions, financial capacity and technical know-how. Well, this tends to bring more benefits for the granting authority and the federal government. So this is very clear and transparent in our mind. and it aims to bring better results for the granting authority. But again, this is not a decision up to us, it's up to the granting authority. And we've seen this happen several times in the past, several assets that were coming to the end of the concession, they had either a new bidding process in the end or an anticipated bidding process with capacity in other segments. And we saw that this brings more benefits for the granting authority. And that's the difference between generation and distribution. And that's why we advocate this thesis. Now, of course, the final decision is in the hands of the granting authority. Perfect. Thank you very much and have a good day, everyone. The Q&A session is ended. I would now like to turn the floor to Mr. Slaviadou for his final statements. Very well. We have delivered another quarter that only reinforces our reputation as a company that has excellent operation of its assets and absolute capital allocation discipline. As we enter this new cycle of good investments, good capital allocations, as was the case of ALR Cab Auction, our ultimate goal is to continue to create value for our shareholders, employees, and particularly for our customers and for society as a whole. We are very proud of posting another quarter with predictable earnings, solid growth, and like I said, good capital allocation. If we compare with a Swiss watch that always delivers what it promises, we are also delivering on our promises, paying attention to opportunities and pursuing opportunities. We think that this summarizes one of our main assets, which is the ability to deliver to the promises we make to the market, to our shareholders, to our clients, and to society as a whole. Again, I would like to thank you very much for participating in our earnings conference call. And myself and all of the executives and all COPELians of COPEL will continue to work to face the challenges and deliver the best results for this beautiful company, which is COPEL. Thank you very much. COPEL's earnings conference call has come to an end. Thank you very much for participating and we wish you all a great day.