Megawatts to Kilowatts Converter
1 megawatt = 1,000 kilowatts
1 megawatt equals 1,000 kilowatts
How to convert megawatts to kilowatts
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.
kW = MW × 1000One megawatt is 1000 kilowatts, so a single multiplication converts any value.
10,000 kW = 10 × 1000Megawatts to kilowatts conversion table
Common values in megawatts, converted to kilowatts.
| Megawatts (MW) | Kilowatts (kW) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 3 | 3,000 |
| 4 | 4,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
| 10 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 |
| 25 | 25,000 |
| 50 | 50,000 |
| 100 | 100,000 |
| 250 | 250,000 |
| 500 | 500,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,000,000 |
About these units
megawattMW
One million watts. Used for power-station and grid capacity.
kilowattkW
One thousand watts. The usual rating unit for motors and appliances.
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.