The head of Tesla's battery division says the company could solve South Australia's power woes within 100 days of being asked thanks to the stepped up production out of its new Gigafactory in Nevada.

Lyndon Rive, Tesla's vice-president for energy products, said he would "commit" to installing the 100-300 megawatt hours of batteries required to prevent the blackouts South Australia has been experiencing with increasing frequency within 100 days in a contract.