When discussing the present economic situation it is often being said that economics has come back to the level of the year 2006. A certain return to the past is noticeable in the energy sector as well. There are suggestions that the two distribution companies are not necessary, the contribution of the private capital is not considered in decision-making and the possibility of “deprivatisation” lingers in the discussions.  A commentary by Žilvinas Šilėnas, LFMI’s Policy Analyst, was published in the web portal Lrytas.lt.