Megawatt to Kilowatt

1 MW = 1,000 kW

Value

From

Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 MW equals

1,000kW

All 14 units

WattW
1,000,000
KilowattkW
1,000
MegawattMW
1
GigawattGW
0.001
MilliwattmW
1,000,000,000
Horsepower (mechanical)hp
550 ft·lbf/s
1,341.02209
Horsepower (metric)PS
75 kgf·m/s
1,359.621617
Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
1,340.482574
Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
101.941995
BTU per hourBTU/h
3,412,141.633
Ton of refrigerationRT
12 000 BTU/h
284.3451361
Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
737,562.1493
Calorie per secondcal/s
239,005.7361
Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
860,420.6501

Megawatt to Kilowatt table

Common Megawatt values converted to Kilowatt
Megawatt (MW)	Kilowatt (kW)
1	1,000
2	2,000
5	5,000
10	10,000
20	20,000
50	50,000
100	100,000
250	250,000
500	500,000
1,000	1,000,000

How the conversion works

Multiply the megawatt figure by 1,000 to get kilowatt. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for power, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 kW = 0.001 MW — see kilowatt to megawatt.

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