Megawatts to Mechanical Horsepower Converter
1 megawatt ≈ 1,341.02209 mechanical horsepower
Metric horsepower (PS) is a different unit, about 1.4% smaller.
1 megawatt equals 1,341.02 mechanical horsepower
How to convert megawatts to mechanical horsepower
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.
hp = MW × 1341.02209One megawatt is 1341.02209 mechanical horsepower, so a single multiplication converts any value.
13,410.2 hp ≈ 10 × 1341.02209Metric horsepower (PS) is a different unit, about 1.4% smaller.
Megawatts to mechanical horsepower conversion table
Common values in megawatts, converted to mechanical horsepower.
| Megawatts (MW) | Mechanical horsepower (hp) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,341.0221 |
| 2 | 2,682.0442 |
| 3 | 4,023.0663 |
| 4 | 5,364.0884 |
| 5 | 6,705.1104 |
| 10 | 13,410.221 |
| 20 | 26,820.442 |
| 25 | 33,525.552 |
| 50 | 67,051.104 |
| 100 | 134,102.21 |
| 250 | 335,255.52 |
| 500 | 670,511.04 |
| 1,000 | 1,341,022.1 |
About these units
megawattMW
One million watts. Used for power-station and grid capacity.
mechanical horsepowerhp
Exactly 550 foot-pounds per second: about 745.7 watts. The US and UK engine unit.
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.