THE absence of a quality control mechanism in the power sector has led to extra fuel costs in power generation. A recent Power Development Board analysis shows that some plants consume up to 90 per cent more fuel than others do. The finding indicates an overall power management failure in stopping the leak of the already scanty supplies of imported fuels. Experts say that factors such as the import and transport cost, the dollar exchange rate, plant factor and, especially, the quality of machines that contribute to varying degrees of fuel consumption, exist in the power sector. During the Awami League regime, when the power sector experienced a lopsided development, driven by an abnormally high overcapacity and an absurd capacity charge system, many party loyalists