Usage Note
Megavatio is the standard Spanish term for megawatt, the unit of power equal to one million watts. It is abbreviated MW in both Spanish and English. Electrical capacity figures in Spain's energy press are routinely given in megavatios or gigavatios.
Examples
"La planta solar genera cien megavatios."
Natural Translation
The solar plant generates one hundred megawatts.

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