Due　to　the　coal-dominated　power　generation　structure,　Shandong　is　facing　severe　power　source　structural　contradiction　and　tremendous　pressure　to　reduce　carbon　emissions.　Therefore,　considering　the　elimination　of　coal　power　overcapacity　and　introduction　of　carbon　capture　and　storage　technology,　this　study　established　an　optimization　model　to　identify　the　low-carbon　production　pathways　for　Shandong＇s　power　industry.　The　results　indicated　that　nuclear　power,　wind　power　and　complementary　energy　power　would　be　the　overriding　clean　energy　power　generation　technologies.　As　to　coal　power,　less　than　300　MW-level　generating　units　would　be　eliminated　totally　at　the　end　of　2021,　then　followed　by　300　MW-level　generating　units.　And　no　doubt,　1000　MW-level　generating　units　would　become　the　primary　coal-fired　power　generation　technology　gradually.　Moreover,　in　2021,　clean　energy　power　would　account　for　about　52.33%　of　the　total　installed　capacity,　surpassing　coal　power　for　the　first　time　and　undertaking　the　main　task　of　power　generation.　Hence,　while　striving　to　develop　clean　energy,　those　acquired　achievements　refer　to　elimination　of　coal　power　overcapacity　should　be　further　consolidated.　Furthermore,　when　promoting　carbon　capture　and　storage　technology,　governments　should　not　only　make　a　trade-off　analysis　between　its　cost　and　environmental　benefit,　but　also　take　the　provincial　actual　situation　and　economic　affordability　into　account.　(C)　2019　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.＇