FORM 6-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 April 3, 2003 BRITISH ENERGY PLC (Registrant's name) 3 Redwood Crescent Peel Park East Kilbride G74 5PR Scotland (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F..... Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ..... No ..X.. If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Exhibit Index The following document (bearing the exhibit number listed below) is furnished herewith and is made a part of this Report pursuant to the General Instructions for Form 6-K: Exhibit Description No. 1 RNS Announcement, re: March Output Statement dated 3 April 2003 BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT MARCH OUTPUT STATEMENT A summary of net output from all of British Energy's power stations in March 2003 is given in the table below, together with comparative data for the previous financial year: 2001/02 2002/03 March Year to Date March Year to Date Output Load Output Load Output Load Output Load (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (%) (%) (%) (%) UK Nuclear 5.48 77 67.57 81 5.59 79 63.76 76 UK Other 0.66 46 7.11 42 0.45 31 5.67 33 Amergen* 1.78 100 18.66 89 1.86 100 20.20 95 (50% owned) NOTES: * AmerGen Total capacity was increased following the upgrading in Clinton's capacity in spring 2002 to 1017 MWe and the upgrading in TMI unit 1 capacity to 840 MWe in autumn 2001 following a turbine replacement. OVERVIEW The UK nuclear plants achieved the revised output target, announced in August 2002, of 63 TWh (plus or minus 1 TWh). The output figure for AmerGen remained in line with plan. PLANNED OUTAGES UK Nuclear - A statutory outage continued at Dungeness B. _ Off-load refuelling was carried out on one reactor each at Dungeness B, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool. - Low load refuelling was carried out on one reactor each at Hinkley Point B, Hunterston B and Heysham 2. UNPLANNED OUTAGES UK Nuclear - There were a number of minor unplanned outages at several stations in the period. CONTACTS David Wallace 01355 262 574 (Media Enquiries) Keith Gilroy 01355 262 253 (Investor Relations) Find this News Release on our web-site: www.british-energy.com SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Date: April 3, 2003 BRITISH ENERGY PLC By:____Paul Heward____ Name: Paul Heward Title: Director - Investor Relations