The strategic plan global to 2050. is a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to reduce climate change. In this sense, and also because of energy security, renewable energy sources are expected, with solar power plants and wind turbines being the largest contributors. Electricity generation from all types of power plants, especially fossil fuel power plants, has a significant impact on the environment. Due to the large projected capacity of PV power plants of 8.519 GW by 2050, it is necessary to analyse their environmental impacts in detail at all stages of their life cycle: from the manufacture of components to the generation of electricity from PV power plants to the ways in which components can be recycled or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner at the end of their useful life. The method of analysis and synthesis of data from available literature and calculations was carried out according to certain findings and led to certain conclusions. The production of PV plant components requires electrical and thermal energy, and CO₂ emissions vary depending on the location of the production plant, averaging 9-95 gCO₂/kWh. No greenhouse gasses are emitted during the operation of the PV power plant. Water consumption during a life cycle is very low, averaging 330 l/MWh. The calculation showed that there are enough roof and ground areas to install the planned PV power plant capacity until 2030. in Europe and the world. There should be no problems with this. During the production of PV plants, there is a certain level of noise that can affect the environment. In the phase of power generation from the PV system, the noise is related to the inverter and the battery charge controller, but it can be largely ignored. In parallel with C-Si modules, TFPV contain small amounts of In, Ga, Se, Cd, Te, and Pb, which can be potentially hazardous environmental wastes whose recycling and disposal should fall under a certain classification of potentially hazardous wastes. Considerable attention should be paid to the recycling and disposal of solar wastes that will be generated over time. Calculations of the average mass of a PV module have shown that by 2050 there will be a potential amount of solar waste of 60.3 million tons. Considering that on average 83.5% of PV modules can be recycled, large amounts of generated waste should not be a problem in the future if managed intelligently. Compared to conventional power generation plants, we can say that PV power plants are a source of "green energy", i.e., they have a much smaller impact on the environment.