Go to the Load Game menu and click the save file.Click the Sync mods with save button in the top-right corner of the menu.The game will automatically match your mods to that save


as stated in the thread with the same suggestion you've made,

If you load a save and you aren't currently running ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/1vexku1/wube_should_introduce_playlists_to_mods/

Last night i spent a large amount of time parsing through the pile of mods i had installed. I spent more time than i would've liked.

And thats when i came to the conclusion that this game could benefit from ...