Kilowatt to Gigawatt Conversion

Kilowatt : The kilowatt is a unit of power which is a multiple of the unit watt. It equals to one thousand watts. The unit kilowatt is commonly used to express the electromagnetic power output of broadcast radio and television transmitters. One kilowatt of power approximately equals 1.34 horsepower. The unit symbol for kilowatt is kW.

Gigawatt : The gigawatt is a unit of power which is a multiple of the unit watt. It is equal to one billion watts, or 106 kilowatt. The unit symbol for gigawatt is GW; it is often used for large power plants or power grids.