Convert gigawatts to kilowatts
1 GW = 1000000 kW — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.
1 000 000kW
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1 GW = 1000000 kW
Show this value in all 21 power units
- Terawatts TW 0.001
- Gigawatts GW 1
- Megawatts MW 1000
- Kilowatts kW 1 000 000
- Watts W 1 000 000 000
- Milliwatts mW 1 000 000 000 000
- Microwatts µW 1 000 000 000 000 000
- Nanowatts nW 1e+18
- Horsepower (mechanical)s hp 1 341 022.0896
- Horsepower (metric)s PS 1 359 621.6173
- Horsepower (electric)s hp (E) 1 340 482.573 73
- Horsepower (boiler)s hp (S) 101 931.042 065
- BTU per hours BTU/h 3 412 141 633.13
- BTU per seconds BTU/s 947 817.120 313
- Ton of refrigerations RT 284 345.136 094
- Calorie per seconds cal/s 239 005 736.138
- Kilocalorie per hours kcal/h 860 420 650.096
- Foot-pound per seconds ft·lbf/s 737 562 149.277
- Erg per seconds erg/s 1e+16
- Volt-amperes VA 1 000 000 000
- Kilovolt-amperes kVA 1 000 000
Every row is Gigawatt (GW) converted through the watt, in exact rational arithmetic.
How to convert gigawatts to kilowatts
Multiply the number of gigawatts by 1000000 to get kilowatts.
The exact factor is 1000000 .
Gigawatt to Kilowatt conversion table
| Gigawatts (GW) | Kilowatts (kW) |
|---|---|
| 1 GW | 1 000 000 |
| 2 GW | 2 000 000 |
| 3 GW | 3 000 000 |
| 5 GW | 5 000 000 |
| 10 GW | 10 000 000 |
| 20 GW | 20 000 000 |
| 25 GW | 25 000 000 |
| 50 GW | 50 000 000 |
| 100 GW | 100 000 000 |
| 250 GW | 250 000 000 |
| 500 GW | 500 000 000 |
| 1000 GW | 1 000 000 000 |
Kilowatt to Gigawatt conversion table
| Kilowatts (kW) | Gigawatts (GW) |
|---|---|
| 1 kW | 0.000 001 |
| 2 kW | 0.000 002 |
| 3 kW | 0.000 003 |
| 5 kW | 0.000 005 |
| 10 kW | 0.000 01 |
| 20 kW | 0.000 02 |
| 25 kW | 0.000 025 |
| 50 kW | 0.000 05 |
| 100 kW | 0.0001 |
| 250 kW | 0.000 25 |
| 500 kW | 0.0005 |
| 1000 kW | 0.001 |
Frequently asked
How many kilowatts are in a gigawatt?
One gigawatt equals 1000000 kilowatts (GW → kW). That figure is exact, not rounded.
How do you convert gigawatts to kilowatts?
Multiply the number of gigawatts by 1000000 to get kilowatts.
What is 1 kW in gigawatts?
One kilowatt is 0.000001 gigawatts.
What is 10 GW in kW?
10 GW = 10 000 000 kW.