Reliance Power announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary Reliance NU Energies has secured a letter of award from SJVN for a 350 MW solar power project integrated with a 175 MW/700 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).  Once completed the project will enhance Reliance Powers portfolio with an additional 600 MW of solar DC capacity and 700 MWh of BESS capacity will make it a leader in new energy solutions according to a company statement. The companys total clean energy pipeline now stands at 2.4 GW of Solar DC capacity and over 2.5 GWH of BESS capacity making it Indias largest player in the integrated Solar and BESS segment it stated. Reliance NU Energies had earlier emerged as the successful bidder in the competitive auction conducted by SJVN securing the project at a fixed tariff of Rs 3.33/kWh for a period of 25 years. The project was part of a larger 1200 MW solar and 600 MW/2400 MWh BESS tender which attracted participation from 19 developers with 18 qualifying for the final e-reverse auction. The tender was oversubscribed by more than 4 times reflecting heightened industry interest in dispatchable renewable energy solutions. The company has an operating portfolio of 5305 megawatts that includes 3960 megawatts Sasan Power Ltd -- worlds largest integrated coal based power plant.  (With Inputs From PTI)