In 1976 Taipower began budgeting for the NT $ 2.5 billion (US $ 62.5 million) high-rise building, and by 1979 all the necessary money had been raised.
大樓興建計畫於民國六十五年定案，所需資金新台幣廿五億元（已將物價波動計算在內），分三年於年度預算中編列建樓預備金。