Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

May 17, 2007

POA DOCUMENT

Published on May 17, 2007

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, Edward Blechschmidt,
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 Greenhaigh, 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 29th day of June, 2006.


/s/Edward Blechschmidt