According to Taiwan Hot Springs Association figures, more than NT $ 50 billion will be invested in the hot springs industry in the coming two years. Most of this will go for large-scale projects, like the Build-Operate-Transfer project at Chihpen Hot Springs in Taitung County, with an investment that will reach over NT $ 40 billion and cover an area of some 38 hectares.
根據中華民國溫泉觀光協會統計，未來兩年內將有超過五百億的資金投入溫泉產業，其中多數為大型溫泉開發案，如台東知本溫泉的 BOT 案，投資金額就高達四十億，總面積近三十八公頃。