Eldorado Gold Announces Completion of Skouries Mine Energization

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eldorado Gold Corporation (TSX: ELD, NYSE: EGO) (“Eldorado” or the “Company”) today announced that the Skouries mine in northern Greece has been successfully energized following completion of the permanent connection to the Greek national power grid following final inspection, testing and approval by the Greek transmission authority.

“Site energization is an important step in advancing Skouries toward ramp up to steady-state operations and reflects the dedication and commitment of our team," said George Burns, Chief Executive Officer. "The connection to permanent grid power supports the ongoing commissioning and ramp up of key systems across the site and provides the long-term power infrastructure required for the operation. Together with the recent achievement of first copper-gold concentrate production, this achievement demonstrates the strong progress being made at Skouries as we continue advancing one of Europe's largest copper-gold projects toward commercial production.”