Megawatts to Kilowatts Converter
Convert megawatts (MW) to kilowatts (kW), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Enter a power, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.
Show the working
- 1 MW = 1000 kW
- 1 × 1000 = 1000 kW
How to convert megawatts to kilowatts
1 MW = 1,000 kW, so multiply by 1,000 to go from megawatts to kilowatts. Going the other way, 1 kW = 0.001 MW.
kW = MW × 1,000 MW = kW × 0.001
Worked example:
1 MW = 1000 kW 5 × 1000 = 5000 kW
Megawatts to kilowatts table
| Megawatts | Kilowatts |
|---|---|
| 1 MW | 1,000 kW |
| 2 MW | 2,000 kW |
| 3 MW | 3,000 kW |
| 4 MW | 4,000 kW |
| 5 MW | 5,000 kW |
| 6 MW | 6,000 kW |
| 7 MW | 7,000 kW |
| 8 MW | 8,000 kW |
| 9 MW | 9,000 kW |
| 10 MW | 10,000 kW |
| 15 MW | 15,000 kW |
| 20 MW | 20,000 kW |
| 25 MW | 25,000 kW |
| 30 MW | 30,000 kW |
| 40 MW | 40,000 kW |
| 50 MW | 50,000 kW |
| 75 MW | 75,000 kW |
| 100 MW | 100,000 kW |
| 250 MW | 250,000 kW |
| 500 MW | 500,000 kW |
| 1000 MW | 1,000,000 kW |
About the units
- Megawatts (MW)
- Megawatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
- Kilowatts (kW)
- Kilowatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).