전력의 단위로 100만 와트와 같으며, 주로 발전소의 발전 용량이나 대규모 시설의 전력 소비량을 나타낼 때 쓰인다.
A unit of power equal to one million watts, typically used to express the output of power plants or the power consumption of large facilities.
예문:
"The city's peak electricity demand reached 4,500 megawatts during the summer heatwave."
"The new solar farm is designed to generate 150 megawatts of renewable energy."
"Upgrading the local substation will increase its capacity by several megawatts."