Watts to Megawatts Converter
Convert watts (W) to megawatts (MW), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
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 W = 1e-6 MW
- 1 × 1e-6 = 1e-6 MW
How to convert watts to megawatts
1 W = 1 × 10⁻⁶ MW, so multiply by 1 to go from watts to megawatts. Going the other way, 1 MW = 1,000,000 W.
MW = W × 1 W = MW × 1,000,000
Worked example:
1 W = 1e-6 MW 5 × 1e-6 = 5e-6 MW
Watts to megawatts table
| Watts | Megawatts |
|---|---|
| 1 W | 1 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 2 W | 2 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 3 W | 3 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 4 W | 4 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 5 W | 5 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 6 W | 6 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 7 W | 7 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 8 W | 8 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 9 W | 9 × 10⁻⁶ MW |
| 10 W | 1 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 15 W | 1.5 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 20 W | 2 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 25 W | 2.5 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 30 W | 3 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 40 W | 4 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 50 W | 5 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 75 W | 7.5 × 10⁻⁵ MW |
| 100 W | 0.0001 MW |
| 250 W | 0.00025 MW |
| 500 W | 0.0005 MW |
| 1000 W | 0.001 MW |
About the units
- Watts (W)
- Watts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.
- Megawatts (MW)
- Megawatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).