Gigawatt
NounDefinition
A unit of power equal to 1 billion watts, used to measure large-scale energy production (e.g., nuclear plants).
Contextual Sentence: "India’s Kudankulam nuclear plant operates at 2 gigawatts, a key topic in UPSC’s Energy Policy discussions."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Giga (billion) + watt → imagine a city’s power grid in gigawatts.
Synonyms
billion-watt
energy capacity
Antonyms
kilowatt
small-scale