The invention relates to a method for selecting schemes for power restoration of an active power distribution network based on the improved genetic algorithm. According to the method, interconnection switches and various DG resources are overall considered, and a comprehensive decision is made on power restoration of the active power distribution network; DG equivalence is carried out on standby interconnection circuits in the decision making process, true DGs integrated into the power distribution network are classified, the DGs, under VF control, with the frequency and voltage regulation capacity are designed as main power supplies, and the randomly-uncontrollable power supplies are designed as common DGs; then generalized islanding and power restoration of the power distribution network are researched based on the isolated island operation mode where master-slave control is adopted. In the processing of solving the issue through the genetic algorithm, gene coding is fully combined with physical characteristics of the active power distribution network, so that the solution space needing to be searched for is greatly reduced; besides, a non-feasible solution will not be produced in the intersection and mutation operation on the basis, so that the computation speed is effectively increased, and the demand for real-time power restoration is completely met.