Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

March 9, 2006

POA DOCUMENT

Published on March 9, 2006

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, Jo-Ann

Longworth, have by these presents constituted and appointed and in my
place
and stead put Leslie J. Parrette, Jr., Christopher Courts, Shannon
Curran,
Michael Shelby, and Marion Greenhalgh, severally, to be my true
and lawful
attorneys, for me and in my name to sign, file or register,
electronically
or otherwise, with the appropriate authorities all
information, documents
or filings in relation to the reporting required
by law of any trading of
my securities in Novelis Inc.

I DECLARE
that the power conferred in
this Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until due
notice in writing of its revocation shall have
been given by me.


FURTHER, I ratify and confirm whatsoever my
attorney shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.

THIS Power of
Attorney hereby revokes all previous
Powers of Attorney in respect of the
subject matter hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand this 7th
day of March, 2006.



/s/ Jo-Ann Longworth