Kilowatt (kW)
A kilowatt is one thousand watts — a practical scale for motors, heaters, and grid-scale equipment.
Kilowatts describe EV charging rates, home HVAC capacity, and small generator output.
Kilowatt to Megawatt
Convert kilowatt to megawatt instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
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1 kilowatt = 0.001 megawatts
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Conversion table
Selected kW values converted to MW using the exact factor from this tool.
| kW | MW |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.00001 |
| 0.1 | 0.0001 |
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 kW = 0.001 MW
1 MW = 1000 kW
To convert kilowatt to megawatt, multiply by 0.001.
To convert megawatt to kilowatt, multiply by 1000.
Example: convert 10 kW to MW
10 × 0.001 = 0.01 MW
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Megawatt (MW)
A megawatt is one million watts — the scale of wind turbines, data centers, and city power plants.
Megawatts quantify utility-scale generation, industrial loads, and regional electricity demand.
Frequently asked questions
How many megawatts are in one kilowatt?
One kilowatt equals 0.001 megawatts. Multiply your kilowatts value by 0.001 to convert to megawatts.
What is the conversion formula?
MW = kW × 0.001The reverse is
kW = MW × 1,000, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Kilowatt to Megawatt converter private?
Yes. All calculations run locally in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server.
All kilowatt conversions
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megawatt (MW) → kilowatt (kW)
kilowatt (kW) → watt (W)kilowatt (kW) → gigawatt (GW)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (mechanical / uk) (hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (metric) (metric hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (electric) (hp (electric))kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per hour (Btu/h)kilowatt (kW) → ton (refrigeration) (TR)kilowatt (kW) → exawatt (EW)kilowatt (kW) → petawatt (PW)kilowatt (kW) → terawatt (TW)kilowatt (kW) → hectowatt (hW)kilowatt (kW) → dekawatt (daW)kilowatt (kW) → deciwatt (dW)kilowatt (kW) → centiwatt (cW)kilowatt (kW) → milliwatt (mW)kilowatt (kW) → microwatt (µW)kilowatt (kW) → nanowatt (nW)kilowatt (kW) → picowatt (pW)kilowatt (kW) → femtowatt (fW)kilowatt (kW) → attowatt (aW)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (550 ft·lbf/s) (hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (boiler) (hp (boiler))kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (water) (hp (water))kilowatt (kW) → pferdestärke (ps) (PS)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per minute (Btu/min)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per second (Btu/s)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per hour (Btu (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per minute (Btu (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per second (Btu (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → mega british thermal unit (it) per hour (MBtu/h)kilowatt (kW) → mbh (thousand btu per hour)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per hour (kcal/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per minute (kcal/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per second (kcal/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per hour (kcal (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per minute (kcal (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per second (kcal (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per hour (cal/h)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per minute (cal/min)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per second (cal/s)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per hour (cal (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per minute (cal (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per second (cal (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per hour (ft·lbf/h)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per minute (ft·lbf/min)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per second (ft·lbf/s)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per hour (lbf·ft/h)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per minute (lbf·ft/min)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per second (lbf·ft/s)kilowatt (kW) → erg per second (erg/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilovolt ampere (kV·A)kilowatt (kW) → volt ampere (V·A)kilowatt (kW) → newton meter per second (N·m/s)kilowatt (kW) → joule per second (J/s)kilowatt (kW) → exajoule per second (EJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → petajoule per second (PJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → terajoule per second (TJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → gigajoule per second (GJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → megajoule per second (MJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per second (kJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → hectojoule per second (hJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → dekajoule per second (daJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → decijoule per second (dJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → centijoule per second (cJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → millijoule per second (mJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → microjoule per second (µJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → nanojoule per second (nJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → picojoule per second (pJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → femtojoule per second (fJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → attojoule per second (aJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → joule per hour (J/h)kilowatt (kW) → joule per minute (J/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per hour (kJ/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per minute (kJ/min)