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Definition gigawatt in British English

gigawatt noun

[countable] noun
/ˈɡɪɡəˌwɒt/
1

a unit of power equal to one billion watts or 1000 megawatts. The written abbreviation is GW

Example

The project will be able to generate more than 2.5 gigawatt hours of electricity a year with zero emissions.

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Definition gigawatt in British English