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 V. Yang, 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/ Edward V. Yang