Convert Horsepower (mech) (hp) to Megawatt (MW) instantly. Enter any value and get the result immediately.
hp → MW Converter
| Horsepower (mech) (hp) | Megawatt (MW) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 hp | 0.00007457 MW |
| 0.5 hp | 0.00037285 MW |
| 1 hp | 0.0007457 MW |
| 2 hp | 0.0014914 MW |
| 5 hp | 0.0037285 MW |
| 10 hp | 0.007457 MW |
| 20 hp | 0.014914 MW |
| 50 hp | 0.037285 MW |
| 100 hp | 0.07457 MW |
| 200 hp | 0.14914 MW |
| 500 hp | 0.37285 MW |
| 1000 hp | 0.7457 MW |
| 5000 hp | 3.7285 MW |
| 10000 hp | 7.457 MW |
The formula to convert mechanical Horsepower (hp) to Megawatt (MW) is:
Easier method — via kW:
Reverse formula — MW to hp:
Examples:
Mechanical horsepower (hp) is an imperial unit of power defined by James Watt in the 18th century as the power of one horse doing 33,000 foot-pounds of work per minute. One mechanical hp = 745.7 watts = 0.7457 kW. It is the standard unit for rating vehicle engines, pumps, and industrial motors in the US and UK. For very large systems, megawatts are more practical than horsepower.
A megawatt (MW) equals 1,000 kilowatts or 1,000,000 watts. It is used for large-scale power systems — power plants, wind turbines, ship engines, and industrial facilities. In India, electricity generation capacity is reported in MW. The Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan has 2,245 MW capacity — equivalent to about 3.01 million horsepower!
| Engine / System | Horsepower (hp) | Megawatt (MW) |
|---|---|---|
| Sports car (Ferrari) | 700 hp | 0.522 MW |
| Formula 1 car | 1,000 hp | 0.746 MW |
| Large diesel locomotive | 4,400 hp | 3.281 MW |
| Large cruise ship engine | 13,000 hp | 9.694 MW |
| Aircraft carrier engine | 260,000 hp | 193.88 MW |
| Emma Maersk (world's largest ship engine) | 109,000 hp | 81.28 MW |
| Small wind turbine | 1,341 hp | 1 MW |
| Large nuclear power plant | 1,341,000 hp | 1,000 MW |
| Horsepower (hp) | Megawatt (MW) | Kilowatt (kW) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 hp | 0.0746 MW | 74.6 kW |
| 500 hp | 0.3729 MW | 372.9 kW |
| 1,000 hp | 0.7457 MW | 745.7 kW |
| 1,341 hp | 1.000 MW | 1,000 kW |
| 5,000 hp | 3.729 MW | 3,728.5 kW |
| 10,000 hp | 7.457 MW | 7,457 kW |
| 100,000 hp | 74.57 MW | 74,570 kW |
| 1,000,000 hp | 745.7 MW | 745,700 kW |
Multiply hp by 0.0007457. Formula: MW = hp × 0.0007457. Example: 5,000 hp × 0.0007457 = 3.7285 MW.
1 MW = 1,341.02 horsepower. This means a 1 MW wind turbine produces as much power as about 1,341 horses working simultaneously.
1,000 hp = 0.7457 MW = 745.7 kW. This is roughly the power of a large ship auxiliary engine or an industrial turbine.
10,000 hp = 7.457 MW. This level of power is seen in large marine diesel engines, locomotive engines, and small industrial power turbines.
This conversion is used in marine engineering (ship engines), locomotive power ratings, large industrial turbines, and power generation where engine output needs to be compared with grid-scale power in megawatts.
A 500 MW coal plant = 670,510 hp. A 1,000 MW nuclear plant = 1,341,020 hp. This is why power plants use MW — the horsepower numbers become impractically large.