Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

April 4, 2006

POA DOCUMENT

Published on April 4, 2006

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, William
Thomas
Monahan, 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 9th
day of March, 2006.



/s/ William Thomas Monahan