MW to GW | Convert Megawatt to Gigawatt

Megawatt to Gigawatt Conversion Formula

To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Gigawatt (GW), use the following formula:

$\textbf{ Gigawatt} \text{ (GW)}$

$= 10^{6} \times \frac{1}{10^{9}}\times \textbf{ Megawatt} \text{ (MW)}$

$= \frac{1}{1000}\times \textbf{ Megawatt} \text{ (MW)}$

$= 0.001\times \textbf{ Megawatt} \text{ (MW)}$

Example

Let's convert 5 Megawatt (MW) to Gigawatt (GW).

Using the formula:

$5 \times 0.001 = 0.005$

Therefore, 5 Megawatt (MW) is equal to $0.005$ Gigawatt (GW).

What is a Megawatt (MW)?

A Megawatt (MW) is a unit of power in the metric system, equal to one million Watts (10⁶ W). The plural form is Megawatts.

What is a Gigawatt (GW)?

A Gigawatt (GW) is a unit of power in the metric system, equal to one billion Watts (10⁹ W). The plural form is Gigawatts.

The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement used by nearly every country in the world. Its key feature is the use of prefixes to denote multiples and submultiples of the base units by powers of ten.

Megawatt to Gigawatt Conversion Table

Here are some quick reference conversions from Megawatt (MW) to Gigawatt (GW):

Megawatts	Gigawatts
0.000001 MW	$10^{-9}$ GW
0.001 MW	$10^{-6}$ GW
0.1 MW	$10^{-4}$ GW
1 MW	$0.001$ GW
2 MW	$0.002$ GW
3 MW	$0.003$ GW
4 MW	$0.004$ GW
5 MW	$0.005$ GW
6 MW	$0.006$ GW
7 MW	$0.007$ GW
8 MW	$0.008$ GW
9 MW	$0.009$ GW
10 MW	$0.01$ GW
20 MW	$0.02$ GW
30 MW	$0.03$ GW
40 MW	$0.04$ GW
50 MW	$0.05$ GW
100 MW	$0.1$ GW
1000 MW	$1$ GW
10000 MW	$10$ GW

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Megawatt to Gigawatt Conversion Formula

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What is a Megawatt (MW)?

What is a Gigawatt (GW)?

What is the metric system?

Megawatt to Gigawatt Conversion Table