Kilowatts to Megawatts Converter
1 kilowatt = 0.001 megawatts
1 kilowatt equals 0.001 megawatts
How to convert kilowatts to megawatts
Power is energy transferred per time: 1 W = 1 J/s. Mechanical, metric and electrical horsepower have different definitions; select the version stated on the equipment rating.
MW = kW × 0.001One kilowatt is 0.001 megawatts, so a single multiplication converts any value.
0.01 MW = 10 × 0.001Kilowatts to megawatts conversion table
Common values in kilowatts, converted to megawatts.
| Kilowatts (kW) | Megawatts (MW) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 4 | 0.004 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 25 | 0.025 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 250 | 0.25 |
| 500 | 0.5 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
About these units
kilowattkW
One thousand watts. The usual rating unit for motors and appliances.
megawattMW
One million watts. Used for power-station and grid capacity.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.